PMQs Verdict: 5 years, 146 sessions, 73 wasted hours
146 times David Cameron has stood at the Despatch Box for PMQs. Today – I hope – will…
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Foodbank Britain should be a temporary aberration, Labour have a good plan to deal with this
Three years ago, when I was a candidate for the London Assembly, I read an article in the…
What’s in Labour’s five point plan for reducing food bank dependency?
By Rachel Reeves MP and Maria Eagle MP The rise of food banks in 21stCentury Britain is nothing…
Can Labour make VAT an election issue?
Ed Balls yesterday ruled out any rise in VAT under Labour. “We will not put up VAT,” he…
It’s time to end the lie that Labour and Tories are ‘the same’ on austerity
It is a claim so ubiquitous that most people repeat it without even having to explain it: ‘there’s…
Labour should extend universal free school meals to all primary school pupils
Over the past 18 months there has been significant progress towards the implementation of universal free school meals. Infants…
South Thanet – a “wildcard” seat that Labour can win
In this closest of General Elections people will rightly be focused on their nearest key marginal seat. But…
I hate the debates – but if they must happen, Miliband is right to appear in all of them
I have a confession to make: I don’t want to watch the TV debates. If I didn’t have…
Ask the Chancellors: a boring sign of things to come
I am not one of those who claims this is a boring election. While the current Labour Party…
We’re in danger of neglecting the battleground seats
I grew up in the East End of London. My mum worked nights at a supermarket and my…
