Surveillance – do MPs really know what they’re voting for?
By Neal Lawson and Andrew Noakes We are losing our rights, our freedoms and a Parliament that acts with…
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If our plans for a British Investment Bank are to succeed then we need to break up RBS
The importance of getting banking reform right is pretty obvious – banks are the engines of a…
20 ways to make Britain better – 9. How to raise billions for small businesses and the government
One of Spike Milligan’s best gags was ‘all I ask is the chance to prove that money can’t…
The LabourList Political World Cup Guide – Final
The biggest game in world football returns tonight. The World Cup Final. However cagey these affairs may have…
What does being British mean for Britons who don’t live in the UK?
A great deal of media space has been given to immigration, not least by the xenophobic UKIP, over…
Demon Eyes needs you
Labour’s disastrous spell in the 80’s is well-documented. Toxic splits across the movement combined with Thatcher’s immovable rule…
Why Andrew Harrop has got it wrong on National Insurance
Recently, Andrew Harrop made four arguments against raising National Insurance contributions to finance the growing NHS deficit. It…
The Big Idea: how to care for the elderly and vulnerable
This week in politics started with the widely welcomed announcement from Ed Miliband: following on from the sterling…
Getting the OBR to track child poverty would mean governments could no longer ignore it
David Cameron pledged to lead the most family friendly government ever. But this has turned out to be…
The supreme court ruling humiliates Tories and give Welsh Labour another reason to be proud
Agricultural work is tough and dangerous – it often involves backbreaking jobs, carried out over long hours and…
