PMQs verdict: It’s still an unenlightening shouting match, but Cameron needs to start answering questions
It was obvious on May 8th that today’s PMQs – the first of the new parliament – was…
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The road less travelled and the one that can make the difference
I doubt I am alone in how I was feeling one night about three years ago. Dissatisfied…
The progressive majority myth is over – you need Tory votes to win
“The public is never wrong. We lose elections because we deserve to.” Just as mass each Sunday begins…
The empty, divisive mantra of “working people”
When David Cameron returned to Downing Street after visiting the Palace on May 8th, he lost no time…
‘Better regulation’ or a gangmaster’s dream? Cameron’s plans for EU regulatory reform need closer scrutiny
Of all Cameron’s requests from the EU, his call for regulatory reform has been one of the most…
Working parents can’t rely on a government that gives with one hand and takes with the other
Ask any working parent about the challenges they face in managing work and family life and childcare is…
Let’s get started – join me on Thursday
Labour’s ground campaign in the lead-up to May 7th was bigger than ever before, with our activists engaging…
Labour must offer popular, big-tent politics to reach out to voters in 2020
Victory for the Labour party in 2020 is going to be more than twice as difficult to achieve…
The battlefield in 2020
Last week I looked at the detail behind the General Election results to see what the lessons were…
Working people are the real victims of Tory attacks on trade unions
Last week, through the Queen’s Speech, our worst fears were confirmed as the Tory plans to “reform trade…
