Politics – the one blood sport you have to take part in
The perhaps apocryphal advice given by Tony Blair to David Miliband was (supposedly): keep smiling out in front……
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The pay policy pressure cooker
As Fair Pay Fortnight begins, the unrelenting ferocity of this government’s assault on the pay of working people…
Narrowing polls have brought Labour’s anxiety out into the open
Earlier this week I asked why the Labour Party seemed so calm when there was so much to…
Why this disruption of our pensions will lead to another debt and housing bubble
Imagine if the government decided it was no longer going to tax you, and you were free to…
Rebalance the economy to workers and the regions
We heard this week from the Tories and Lib Dems how their economic plan is on track and…
Under 45? You’re being screwed.
“What do you think of Western civilisation?” A journalist once asked of Gandhi. “I think it would be…
The Tories are in trouble, because the Tories have no idea who “they” are
I realise that by even writing this piece I’m in danger of coming across as po faced –…
What is it the proles like again?
“So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left…
Today saw two political auditions – and two missed opportunities
Has anyone seen George Osborne’s rabbit? Last seen in SW1 at around noon today. Much discussed in today’s…
The one question that resonates on budget day – are you “in touch with ordinary people”?
After George Osborne delivers today’s budget, Ed Miliband will respond for Labour. It’s one of the more obscure…
