Me, a microphone and whoever turns up
I’m writing this from probably the smallest plane I ever have travelled on. Having just taken off from…
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Labour would work with disabled people to improve services
The launch of ‘Beyond Barriers’ by the Spartacus Network shines a light on the way this Tory-led government…
Giving up on the “white working class” is a 20% strategy
John McTernan’s recent analysis of Labour and British politics has been rather good. I was therefore rather surprised…
The argument is not that migration should stop, but that reasonable concerns are finally considered
I welcome Sohail Jannesari’s constructive response to my migration posting on LabourList; a positive contrast to those who…
Rachel Reeves is right – we’re losing many of “our voters”. So what are we doing about it?
Rachel Reeves spoke at a “One Nation” conference last week – and made an important observation regarding the…
Don’t fall for the big Con con
On May 2nd 2010, the last Sunday before the general election, David Cameron was interviewed on the Andrew…
The real truths of migration: a response to John Denham
The political debate on migration is emotive and rarely rooted in fact. So although I agree with John…
Remembering D-Day – and all the other D-Days since
There are few moments from history where it’s possible to pin our national story to a single date…
Who had lunch? Who cares. But when it comes to coalitions – members must decide
There was some excitement/dismay (delete as appropriate) overnight with Newsnight reporting that there had been a meeting between senior…
Why Labour shouldn’t raise National Insurance to pay for the NHS
Labour is on the brink of pledging to raise National Insurance to invest in the NHS, according to…
