Miliband says Labour will raise minimum wage “significantly” by linking it to average earnings
Ed Miliband is set to announce that a Labour government will act on the minimum wage – pledging…
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Labour MP critical of party campaign’s “mantra of misery”
Labour MP Simon Danczuk – not someone prone to keeping his concerns to himself if something is bothering…
Is it time to revisit Bank of England independence?
Within days of Labour’s dramatic 1997 election victory, Gordon Brown announced that the Bank of England was to…
We can win the battle for Britain’s future
It was always clear that this year’s local and European elections, like the general election next year, would…
10 reasons for Labour activists to be cheerful
As media ‘gloom’ mongers, including some in our own party, predict disaster for Ed next week, here are…
The myths and realities of progressive politics in Scotland
One of the great myths of Scottish politics is that the SNP are a progressive party. It simply…
Apologise Austin – because nothing but rape is rape
I’ve been in Westminster all day today, and so am a bit late to the understandable furore that…
To win UKIP voters, Miliband must articulate a sense of progressive nationalism
Why do working class people vote UKIP? Let’s flip it around for a moment: why do relatively well-off…
There’s still time to win, if Miliband can stop the rot
After 27 months without a Tory poll lead, one poll showing a Tory lead would have caused headaches…
Miliband announces “GP guarantee” – and confirms plans to integrate health and social care
Speaking this evening in Manchester, Ed Miliband will unveil a new “GP guarantee”, designed to improve services for patients, ease the…
