It’s difficult to respond well to a Budget – but that’s what Labour must do today
What happens when George Osborne sits down today will be almost as important as what he says when…
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A scar on the conscience of the world
Globalisation and an increasingly integrated world affects all departments of government. Whether it be shifting security priorities in…
Our Movement is Built on its Values not Money
It was interesting to read the comments of Assem Allam, the notorious chairman of Hull City AFC (note,…
The SNP would bring nothing but trouble to a coalition government – Miliband was right to rule one out (eventually)
Thanks to the Scottish independence referendum, we really are in an odd situation. Labour is doing not badly…
For far too long the cheerleaders of privatisation have been winning
Last week, I got the train home to Newcastle for the first time since East Coast became Virgin…
What will the next Labour government look like? The question we’ll try to answer today
In just over fifty days the nation heads to the polls. Soon after Ed Miliband could walk through…
Whatever happened to Red UKIP?
Today, Nigel Farage says that he’ll resign as UKIP leader if he fails to win a seat in…
Labour needs to crush the deluded Tory argument that we need fewer police because crime is falling
Since 2010, Northumbria Police, like other forces, has lost 26% of its funding. £117M, 15% of our police…
A tale of two stories
The long campaign is becoming a medium-sized one, ahead of the start of the short campaign at the…
The ten-point failure of the Tories’ long-term economic plan
David Cameron talks about the Tories’ ‘long-term economic plan’ at every PMQs. Tory MPs line up to parrot…
