Our near defeat last week was the wake-up call Labour needed
Last week was a potential turning point in the history of the Labour Party and British politics. Labour…
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Housing is not just a numbers game – there is so much more to solving this crisis
Is Boris Johnson the only man in Britain who thinks £2800 per month in rent is affordable to…
To fend off UKIP, Labour must show it trusts the voters
The Conservative and Labour Parties are making precisely the same mistake in their battle to fend off the…
Closing hundreds of Sure Start centres comes at a huge cost
If I were to pick my ‘greatest hits’ list in terms of achievements of the last Labour…
The NHS is at the heart of Labour’s campaign – Miliband shouldn’t be silent when workers strike
When he addressed Conference this year, Ed Miliband mentioned the NHS no fewer than 18 times. Despite the…
Labour wants the TV debates, but today’s proposals are flawed
The TV companies have played their trump card today. By ganging up together on the main political parties,…
Labour will bring about a clean break with the recent past
Remember this: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven” In the Labour…
The simplicity of the UKIP appeal is also core to their weakness
It’s barely three weeks since the independence referendum. But after conference season and two by-elections it already feels…
Why recognising Palestine statehood is good for Israel too
Today I will be introducing a motion on the floor of the House of Commons as follows: ‘That…
Conventional politics is stuck, stale and discredited
If politics is “show business for ugly people” it might be worth recalling the famous Hollywood dictum of…
