British mothers should not be made to struggle alone this winter
It is not always easy to be a mother. But this government should not be making it this…
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More Palestinian than the Palestinians?
Ernest Bevin, perhaps Labour’s best foreign secretary, was no ‘friend of Israel.’ He imposed strict limits on Jewish…
A cautious welcome for primaries in the French Socialist Party
Just as une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps (one swallow does not make a summer), une primaire…
Branding versus Substance: The London Mayoralty
Last week we saw Boris Johnson take the podium at the Conservative Party Conference. His stand-up routine aside,…
I’m backing a Lib Dem – will you?
After last Monday’s excess of anti-Tory rage I thought I should try on something a little less partisan.…
What are we scared of?
Like everyone else (or maybe just us geeks), I was constantly checking Twitter, receiving texts, and checking news…
Sectarianism is alive and well on the Labour Hard Left
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst A normal set of responses from a Labour person to Friday’s Shadow Cabinet…
NHS: Will you only miss it when it’s gone?
This coming Tuesday the House of Lords hears the second reading of the bill that will see the…
We need to talk about Socialism
By Owen Jones / @owenjones84 I’ve written enough posts bemoaning the genius of the right in transforming a…
Lost in a blue haze
By Anthony Painter /@anthonypainter What on earth happened there? It is difficult to find a way of analysing…
