McFadden’s appointment comes at a time of big opportunity for Labour on Europe
Pat McFadden is taking over the Europe brief just at the time when the issue can work in…
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The Next Portillo Moment
Undoubtedly the highlight of election night ‘97 was seeing Labour record the unlikeliest of victories where I live…
The business backlash against Tory EU exit plans
It’s not just José Manuel Barroso who has warned David Cameron that his party is taking the wrong…
Setting out an agenda for fixing Britain’s broken workplaces
The Smith Institute’s new report ‘Making Work Better’, published today, sets out an alternative agenda for a new…
David Cameron’s efforts to prove how much he loves the NHS reveal how little he understands it
This week I was tempted to write about the fact that UKIP have befriended a holocaust denier in…
PMQs review: Miliband lands punch on NHS as leaders go through the motions
Here we are again. Another week, another Wednesday, and another wrangle between Cameron and Miliband about the NHS.…
There is no such thing as a safe seat any more
A couple of weeks ago saw the UK elect for the first time a UKIP MP – Douglas…
We must tackle Ukip’s emotional appeal
The result in Heywood and Middleton may have shocked some people, but not all. Some warned this could…
Young Labour voted against supporting the free education demo, but the debate on tuition fees has been reopened
Last night Young Labour voted on whether or not to come out in support of the free education…
The scandal of the care workers who don’t receive the minimum wage
There’s been a great deal of focus on the Minimum Wage recently. Labour pledged an £8 an hour…
