The Scottish independence referendum: two points of controversy
The UK political parties have suddenly woken up and discovered an imminent threat to the integrity of the…
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Wonga – another example of predatory capitalism
If Ed Miliband is in need of some more examples of predatory capitalists out to exploit people, he…
Downhills Primary – important questions on Gove’s education agenda
This week in Parliament David Lammy MP will challenge Education Ministers’ plans to force a primary school in…
‘Compassionate Conservatism’ – finally it has crashed and burned
As the Con-Dem coalition scrambles to cover up its failing economic policy it has reverted to type. Attempts…
PMQs Verdict: No news is good news
If we agree that no news is good news, then PMQs today was good news. Unusually sedate, relatively…
What is our answer to the English question?
The stunning success of the Military Wives choir is a wonderful and quintessentially English story. Their story is…
Why Ed Miliband’s speech won’t make much difference
Late last year when Republicans called Obama “weak” on national security, the President had a blunt response: “Ask…
Ed, the copycat coalition and the cuts
Today Ed Miliband started the long fightback. He knows he can’t win on style, so he has to…
Ed’s speech – A great start that now needs to be rammed home
Those who welcomed the publication of In The Black Labour just over a month ago will be cautiously…
Ed must show that he’s impatient for change
This wasn’t a relaunch. Thank goodness, because you’d never keep grumpy hacks waiting for over half an hour for…
