The tough choices Labour must make
This column isn’t going to win me any friends on the left but it’s about time Labour got…
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Osborne has stolen Labour’s language, but make no mistake: this Budget will just increase inequality
“This will be a budget is for working people” – George Osborne opened his speech today with these…
Osborne may have stolen Labour’s rhetoric on non-doms, but his proposals are seriously flawed
The Tories are starting to make a habit of stealing Labour’s tax clothing. First, came Labour’s proposals for…
PMQs Verdict: Tiresome exchange just a pre-Budget formality
“I’ve got all day, Mr. Speaker… There’s nothing else on.” David Cameron’s sarcastic aside as he was shouted…
Time to outflank the Tories and push for EU reform
Before the end of 2017 we are going to have an “in or out” referendum on our membership…
What would happen if Jeremy Corbyn won?
“Can Jeremy Corbyn actually win?” It’s the question I’m asked with increasing frequency these days. “No” is my…
Labour needs to speak the language of ethnic minorities if it wants to win 2020
What does 20% mean to you? On it’s own it is nothing – a mere solitary figure –…
Don’t just moan – moderates need to organise if they want their voices heard in trade unions
It did not come as a surprise that Unite nominated Jeremy Corbyn for the Leadership of the Labour…
Soft on welfare? The challenge of a popular welfare policy that works
We are being told that Labour lost votes through being seen as “too soft” on welfare. But we…
Workers under the hammer: Sotheby’s workers need all the help they can get
Last week, I had the privilege to speak on a panel a number of women speaking about their…
