Labour’s war on cold homes
In the past four years the average energy bill has gone up by a staggering £300 – that’s…
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What are Labour’s chances in Rochester and Strood?
Earlier in the week, Luke Akehurst wrote a piece in which he argued that it’s possible for Labour…
Abandoning human rights – the most extreme Tory act yet
So finally we get the Tory announcement of their intention to legislate against compliance with European Court of…
We need safer, more stable homes for victims of domestic violence
Homes and what happens in them profoundly affects those who grow up and those who live in them.…
The Tory vision: We will all have rights – just some will have more rights than others
I suggested earlier this week that the Tory plans to repeal the Human Rights Act were legally illiterate.…
Polls, polls – and incredibly bad reporting of opinion polls
Yesterday’s papers carried news of a YouGov poll that put Labour 7 points ahead of the Tories. Today’s…
Want to tackle UKIP? Treat every Labour constituency like a marginal seat
There is a lot of debate at the moment about what we should do to address ‘the UKIP…
20 things Cameron forgot in his conference speech
Yesterday David Cameron stood up in Birmingham to set out his vision to the country. He announced £7.2…
To be a party for all workers, we need to protect the self-employed
Ed Miliband pledged in his speech to conference last week to end a “21st century discrimination” and fight…
Game On
So now we know what we truly always knew. The Tories are Tories. They are going to fight…
