Ed Miliband hasn’t just changed the key economic argument, he has set the Tories a trap
When Ed Miliband stands up to respond to George Osborne’s Budget today, he will broadly make an argument…
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The Labour Party is calm – it should be deeply anxious
The Labour Party appears astoundingly becalmed at the moment. A reasonable poll lead serves to reduce dissent. A…
Praise Benn – but never forget the damage he did to Labour
I was saddened to hear of Tony Benn’s death. I only met him once – at Party Conference…
And they’re off! The Tory leadership race is underway
It’s almost as if someone in Whitehall has been leaning on the fast forward button. This government has…
We may be seeing a political realignment before our eyes
We live in strange times politically. It is odd in so many ways that you can stop seeing…
Immigration has to be a two-way deal
Over the centuries, migrants coming to this country to make a better life for themselves and their children…
Goodbye Mr Benn – and thanks for the inspiration
The sum of things Benn did, thought, achieved and changed can’t be summed up in a single piece…
Tony Benn has died, aged 88
Tony Benn – one of the biggest figures in 20th Century Labour Party politics – has died, aged…
Stop telling tenants “success doesn’t live here”
This column has been on my to do list for a long time. I kept thinking “oh, I…
Miliband (almost) rules out an EU referendum – now he must start ruling things in
Ed Miliband will confirm this morning what has long been assumed – he will not pledge an EU…
