To be the party of the people, Labour must do more for minority ethnic voters
Just one week after the major political parties launched their General Election campaigns, depressingly little headway has been made…
Comment
Social democracy with a Scottish face
No-one can say that Jim Murphy has not made a good start as Leader of the Scottish Labour…
What do we know about the potential Tory candidates for London Mayor?
The Conservatives have finally come out of their shell and we have some candidates. And what a bunch…
It’s time Labour challenged the toxicity of the immigration debate
Yesterday the excitement over the Conservative’s manifesto made it clear once again that the toxic debate about immigration…
The choice is not between decent hospitals and a properly defended country
I’m a big fan of John Prescott. His role in the OMOV debate at Annual Conference in 1993…
Will Cameron condemn his latest Euro allies for growing links to Germany’s far right?
One of the surest signs of David Cameron’s continued inability to control the Europhobic right of his party…
Hunger stalks this country – and IDS is refusing to face up to it
“Hunger stalks this country.” That was the conclusion of the all-party parliamentary inquiry into hunger in the UK, published…
Osborne’s inheritance tax plans prove his “them” and “us” agenda
For the past four years the Tories have been waxing lyrical on the economy. “Labour got us into…
Child poverty is not inevitable – Labour can reduce it
Since the coalition government came to power almost five years ago, child poverty has increased to 3.5 m.…
Election debates: empty chair, empty words, empty suit
They still won’t happen, probably. I thought so a year ago and I still think so today. But what…
