The Smith Commission is an opportunity for Scotland – and maybe for England and Wales too
This morning, the Smith Commission’s recommendations have been announced, as Westminster continues to make good (and then some)…
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“Absurd”: Labour react to East Coast railway sell off
Labour have reacted angrily to the news this morning that the rights to run the East Coast Main…
Labour will move civil service jobs out of London
Tonight, Ed Balls will give a speech in Birmingham where he’ll explain that the as part of a…
“Tory Welfare Waste” – why Reeves’ new attack line will cut through with voters
Rachel Reeves will make a speech today slamming the Tories’ handling of the welfare system, and will trial…
8 questions Iain Duncan-Smith must now answer
In November 2011 Iain Duncan Smith promised – one million people would be on Universal Credit by April 2014.…
How can we tackle the “social apartheid” in Britain’s education system?
We live a country blighted by a form of “social apartheid”. Strong words. But not mine, and not…
Tristram Hunt tells private schools to bring down “Berlin Wall” with state sector – or lose £700 million in tax breaks
Labour will announce plans to ‘recast’ the relationship between state and private schools, it has been announced. In a…
Labour will make £250m worth of savings in Home Office to preserve frontline police jobs
Labour have published the first report from their zero-based spending review (ZBR) – the assessment of all governmental…
Our response is not to carry on as before, but to adapt and change
When I last wrote for LabourList, in the wake of the Heywood and Middleton result, someone suggested that…
The signals and the noise: the next election remains wide open
David Cameron is arguably in a worse position than Jesus was on the eve of the crucifixion. Christ…
