Five plots in search of an election result
Do you know what’s going to happen? I don’t, and nor, in truth, does anybody else. That’s why…
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A 9% UKIP strategy isn’t a path to power. It’s a route to disaster
The unpredictability of the UKIP threat is still causing a major headache for the Labour Party – and…
How many more children will die? An immediate ceasefire is essential in Gaza
I am proud that the Labour Party has demonstrated moral courage in speaking out against Israel’s military incursion…
Does Labour have a taxing habit?
Labour has a tax problem coming up to the next election and it’s nothing to do with death…
Ignore the media – Ed Miliband could easily be a shoo-in next year
Both Patrick Wintour of the Guardian, and Steve Richards of the Independent have both recently written respectively, that…
Why did the government break its own rules to fund David Cameron’s vanity projects?
The Big Society has long seemed like a joke to many communities across Britain, but now it has…
Despite the government’s claims of recovery, the foodbank crisis isn’t going away
This week, following on from my work with Leeds West foodbank and the Yorkshire Evening Post’s (YEP) excellent…
Even the hecklers get soaked in this old style political tour
In the first of a new weekly Scottish Referendum column for LabourList, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary Jim…
5 books by women for the politically minded this summer
Amidst the increasingly serious world events this week, two small ripples in the force caught my attention: firstly,…
The Unrepresentative House – Parliament is badly failing to reflect the UK’s ethnic diversity
I recently asked Insight Public Affairs to work with me to compile some data about political parties, their…
