Politics seems less a marketplace of ideas, more a shady auction – we must change that
Society is a set of promises we make and keep to each other. That the strong will take care…
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Tuition fees can still be a fair solution to university funding
Ed Miliband ran for leader supporting the idea of a graduate tax. As leader, he has presented a…
Badly handled immigration can be a problem
Maya Goodfellow says Labour’s leadership is treading the UKIP-Tory path ‘by accepting that immigration is a problem at…
PMQs Verdict: The appalling laughter of Iain Duncan Smith
Sometimes PMQs provides the opportunity to bring to the public’s attention a story that they might otherwise have…
Miliband says it’s not prejudiced to talk about immigration – but that’s exactly what this immigration debate is built on
As has become the norm in British politics, over the past couple of weeks immigration hasn’t been far…
Cameron has lost Rochester and Strood. Let’s make sure the story is his disaster
Tomorrow (Thursday 20th November) I will be taking a day off work to head down to Kent and…
The values we apply to immigration are the same Labour values we apply to the welfare state
That Britain has benefited from the contribution of immigrants to our country is beyond doubt. Our membership of…
Good, but not yet bold: how Labour could pledge to eliminate the NHS funding gap
‘Best at our boldest’ Tony Blair once said. Now would be a good time to reassert that view.…
TTIP is yet to be written, we need to seize the pen
It could create jobs, lower the cost of everyday household items and open thousands of new opportunities for…
10 campaigning priorities in the run-up to May
With just six months to go until the General Election and this being (so far) the first election…
