Humility beats hubris – what Labour can learn from Delhi’s revolution
Delhi’s Spring has come early. A charismatic right-wing leader with rich backers has been defeated by a mass…
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How our government and others across the EU chose to abandon migrants risking their lives in the Mediterranean
Five months ago, in response to a question in the House of Lords about the decision by the…
Has a Labour council banned pork in schools? Er, no
You may have seen the utterly nonsense story doing the rounds today that Islington Council has banned pork…
Football isn’t just about entertainment; Labour knows it means a lot more than that
The Premier League is richer than God. Burnley is richer than Ajax. That’s the result of the megabucks…
Iain Duncan Smith’s council house offer is cruelty dressed up as concern
Imagine if every time you invested in an asset, someone threatened to force you to sell it, cut…
Regional inequality is history? Only if you choose to ignore it
This week in the Commons we watched local government ministers try to defend their decision to target government…
This is the most important election ever – let’s get our facts right
Let’s face it. Things aren’t great are they? I won’t reel off a list of figures about inequality,…
The Government have tried to quietly remove Labour’s safeguards from the fracking bill
Two weeks ago, in a huge u-turn by the Tories and Liberal Democrats and a big victory for…
Anti-business? The reality is that, locally, Labour councils are making business work
A flurry of very rich individuals raise fears that a Labour is anti-business. There must be a general election soon.…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband abandons the pretence of serious cross-examination
Another PMQs down. A handful to go. One of the best things about the election getting closer is…
