I bet Labour will win the Rochester and Strood by-election
I am new to dabbling in political betting and may not quite have got the hang of it,…
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Labour’s London Mayoral hopefuls should lay off the Mansion Tax
Over the summer, I wrote a piece for the Evening Standard in which I worried openly about: “Labour…
Ed’s speech: the missing bit
Pity poor Ed Miliband. Think of all of the weeks of preparation which he and his team must…
Labour’s foreign policy values – between intention and impact
Standing in front of delegates in Manchester a day after US jets started pounding Islamic State positions, Ed…
I don’t want to be socially mobile, ta
Social Mobility. It’s one of those phrases that we bandy about, that we have filed under ‘Good Things’.…
Tell us the truth, Ed
Next Sunday I will be attending a memorial service for Geoffrey Goodman, who died a year ago at…
Next May there is a big choice for the British people on social security
This weekend we’ve seen desperate attempts by the Tories to hide the truth of their failed record on…
Labour conference, Ed Miliband and the English question
With all the usual attention to the policy thrust of the Leader’s speech, too few commentators recognised the…
Where is Labour going on housing?
If Labour Conference was great for the Health Service, it was something of a disaster for housing. Statements…
Exposing UKIP for what they are
I was born in Doncaster Royal Infirmary, less than a mile and a half from where UKIP are…
