Whitehall needs to butt out if we’re going to really change Britain for the better
I wrote recently about how councils have largely coped well with massive cuts from the Tory-led Government, but…
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PMQs Verdict: Where is the £1,600 answer to the £1,600 problem?
Today’s session was about the Chilcot report and the economy. What unites these two disparate issues? There’s an…
Living in the past
One of the cornerstones of British politics – or any other kind of politics – is the idea,…
The lashing of Raif Badawi highlights our dangerous and foolish relationship with Saudi Arabia
Nothing says more about the blindness of UK foreign policy than our secret ‘special relationship’ with Saudi Arabia.…
Ed is right, it might not be fashionable but Labour must stay the course on sustainable energy
The much reported recent falls in the global energy price has brought some good news to hard-pressed UK…
James Blunt isn’t the problem – privilege is
Yesterday an argument between Chris Bryant MP and mealy-mouthed popstar James Blunt bubbled away over at the Guardian.…
Labour should rule out forming a coalition with any other party
A Coalition Government has not exactly been a happy experience for the British public, who voted in the…
Swiftboating 2015
The 2004 US Presidential Election gave rise to a new form of political terminology: ‘Swiftboating’. For those of…
The case for Nuclear “Global Zero”
For much of my lifetime, we have lived under the shadow of the bomb – knowing that nuclear…
Labour must recover its spirit of federalism to take the lead on cities
If you are squeamish at mentions of the widening economic gap between the South of England and the…
