Labour on course for victory in Heywood and Middleton
“It’s the NHS,” Liz McInnes tells me, when I ask her what her priority would be if she…
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Labour should vote to recognise the state of Palestine next Monday
If you want the UK to recognise the state of Palestine, then vote for Labour at the next…
Cameron’s gamble on Europe
There can be few starker illustrations of the deep divide in the Conservative party over Europe than to…
NHS funding and transport – prevention is better than cure
Yesterday’s open letter to the Independent highlighted the funding crisis facing the NHS. As the population both grows and…
How can Labour have a “core vote” strategy if our core vote don’t know what we’re for?
It’s now less than three weeks since Scotland decided to stay in the Union, with Miliband’s closing promise…
The SNP Should Suspend the ScotRail Bid
There was the occasional moment during the frantic referendum campaign that Labour activists could be forgiven for longing…
Clegg the Innocent
Never has there been a better example of naive little fishes swimming in a vast, Machiavellian pond than…
Holding poorer children back holds our country back
Nearly six out of ten disadvantaged children do not achieve a basic set of qualifications according to today’s…
Reflecting on the Scottish referendum – the clock is ticking until May
When a hundred or so Labour MPs arrived in Glasgow during the referendum they would have been left…
What planet are the Lib Dems on?
Lib Dem conference is on in Glasgow. Understandably, you may not have noticed. The turnout for Britain’s 3rd…
