Let’s listen to the doorstep and get back to what matters for Londoners
Talk from the chattering classes this week might have centred on tax, spreadsheets and rows in lifts. But…
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Voters in London have a big responsibility
On the first morning back at work in the New Year Ken Livingstone and I were out with…
Priorities for Labour in Local Government
Local government has born the brunt of this government’s cuts. For those of us elected in 2010, we…
Cameron’s Housing Benefit proposal is a nasty attack on the young
It’s been a tough fortnight for the prime minister. The disastrous budget, the ‘cash for access’ scandal and…
A monumental insult to the electorate
For too long the London Mayoral debate has been distracted by a peripheral argument about Ken Livingstone having…
Marrying social justice and economic efficiency: statecraft and skills policy under Labour
The period preceding the recession saw unprecedented investment in education and skills, including a raft of targets to…
Ed Miliband needs show that politics is about more than the desire to wrong foot your opponent
The sad truth is that (despite a few notable exceptions) the previous government did not make it easy…
Could there be another Bradford West?
After the shock of last week’s by-election spanking in Bradford, eyes within the party have begun to look…
We don’t want to all be in it together
Nearly two weeks on and the Budget is still niggling. George Osborne doesn’t just walk out into the political…
Police & Crime Commissioner elections: connecting with the margin and mainstream
The Bradford West result has got me thinking about policies and campaign strategy and tactics. I suspect I…
