Are all prejudices the same?
On Saturday, I chaired a sparky question time style debate at the Fabian conference 2012 (which, incidentally, was…
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Two-speed Britain
Last Tuesday evening, the House of Commons met to discuss the second reading of the Local Government Finance…
Do we want humourless, inoffensive MPs?
Today there’s understandable anger that Tom Harris has been forced to resign from his role as a “Social…
Real Labour people don’t quit
“To betray”, noted Kim Philby “you first have to belong”. His excuse was that he never did; making…
Notes on a defection
LabourList has always been about bringing together opinion from across the Labour Party. Sometimes that means posting posting…
Ed Miliband needs time, but his message will break through
Those of us who support Ed and believe he can succeed have to acknowledge that it has not…
Time to act on “sweetheart deals” and tax havens
These are tough times for families and businesses. Bills are going up, jobs are being lost, incomes are…
Why I’m backing a Co-operative future for London
In just a few months’ time, Londoners will be going to the polls to elect a new Mayor…
Economics by homeopathy
I didn’t see Ed Balls’ speech to the Fabian Society Annual Conference yesterday; I was a work. Well,…
Not scroungers anymore
What a week! What could I possibly write in a blog post? I have 500 stories to…
