News Unite halves affiliation fees to Labour – but pledges to help Labour make general election a “fair fight” As expected, Unite’s Executive have today agreed to half the number of members they affiliate to the Labour… Mark Ferguson 5th March, 2014, 5:50 pm
Featured PMQs Verdict: Miliband still hasn’t answered the “Putin Question” – but neither has Cameron There was plenty of unity on show in the Commons today. The Labour benches were resolutely behind Ed… Mark Ferguson 5th March, 2014, 1:38 pm
Comment Miliband’s focus on ‘cost-of-living’ is more radical and broader than most realise At an event on changing attitudes to poverty recently, a colleague remarked that the Labour Party had almost… Sunny Hundal 5th March, 2014, 9:15 am
Comment Only Labour can deliver Agenda 2030 for balanced, long term growth In a speech in January, George Osborne outlined the Tories’ vision of a “permanently smaller” state as an… Chuka Umunna 4th March, 2014, 11:15 am
Comment Now it’s all about the implementation Phew! Labour just managed to radically reform itself and increase its internal democracy and transparency, without a massive… Luke Akehurst MP 4th March, 2014, 10:15 am
Featured If Miliband wants to be PM, he’ll need to answer the “Putin question” Sometimes in politics you’re really fortunate with events and timing, and sometimes you work incredibly hard to achieve… Mark Ferguson 3rd March, 2014, 10:29 am
Comment The doctor will see you now You might have thought that, at a moment of growing international tension, a sudden and unexpected endorsement from… Stefan Stern 3rd March, 2014, 9:07 am
Comment The Week in Bits: John Major, Nick Clegg – and why neither of them are that important, really Noalition? Tory sources have been talking up the prospect of Cameron ruling out another coalition after the election,… Conor Pope 2nd March, 2014, 1:03 pm
Featured Today went about as well for Miliband (and Ray Collins) could have hoped When special conference was first announced, I must admit I wasn’t sure how it would go. In fact,… Mark Ferguson 1st March, 2014, 3:10 pm
Comment Miliband’s party reforms pass with 86% support Ed Miliband’s proposed party reforms – bringing in OMOV for leadership elections and opt-in for affiliates – has… Mark Ferguson 1st March, 2014, 1:41 pm