Yet another Big Society relaunch
David Cameron’s Big Society idea, re-launched yet again today with Big Society Capital, has been widely lampooned ever…
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May Elections Ready Reckoner
As the expectations management game has already started, and as a volunteer borough organiser I am going to…
It’s time to call off the aggression and nastiness in this mayoral election campaign
Boris Johnson’s foul-mouthed tirade at Ken Livingstone in a lift at the LBC studios has set a new…
Labour’s case for industry
Manufacturing has a unique place in British history. Since the days of the industrial revolution it has been…
A letter to Bradford West from Tower Hamlets
I felt sick to my stomach when I saw the news from Bradford. George Galloway was an appalling…
Labour ideas for Business-driven growth
As Britain teeters on the brink of a double-dip recession, Business-driven economic growth is clearly the UK’s most…
Let’s focus on the Citizens
Public opinion of the body politic has never been lower. Dinnergate is just the latest example of scandal…
7 Steps To Re-election
The government are in disarray. They’re losing their grip. Hardened Tories are revolting. Well, we knew that anyway, except…
We don’t do politics
On Saturday, there was a #labourdoorstep tweet which said that there had been a ‘mixed reaction’ in the…
Politicians are right to focus on anti-social behaviour – but do they really understand it?
A few weeks ago while out canvassing I spent ten minutes talking to someone about anti-social behaviour on…
