Iain Duncan Smith’s council house offer is cruelty dressed up as concern
Imagine if every time you invested in an asset, someone threatened to force you to sell it, cut…
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Regional inequality is history? Only if you choose to ignore it
This week in the Commons we watched local government ministers try to defend their decision to target government…
This is the most important election ever – let’s get our facts right
Let’s face it. Things aren’t great are they? I won’t reel off a list of figures about inequality,…
The Government have tried to quietly remove Labour’s safeguards from the fracking bill
Two weeks ago, in a huge u-turn by the Tories and Liberal Democrats and a big victory for…
Anti-business? The reality is that, locally, Labour councils are making business work
A flurry of very rich individuals raise fears that a Labour is anti-business. There must be a general election soon.…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband abandons the pretence of serious cross-examination
Another PMQs down. A handful to go. One of the best things about the election getting closer is…
A jobs guarantee will give long-term unemployed people a real chance to earn and to learn
By Rachel Reeves MP and Stephen Timms MP To list all the things that David Cameron and George…
“Investing the time is what really makes the difference” – Dan Jarvis and his doorstep marathon
Dan Jarvis is a relative newcomer to Parliament. In fact, he’s been an MP for less than four…
Labour may have little choice but to form a coalition government in May
Two things happen when you join the Labour party: lots of people warmly welcome you… and quite a…
Labour must make the case for an alternative to failed austerity economics
Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed the Greek Parliament for the first time on Sunday and pledged…
