Collins Review – opportunities to be seized and traps to be avoided
Ray Collins has a tough assignment. But, based on my consultations with party and trade union members across…
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Why Ed Miliband is entering the danger zone
At an event earlier this year, I asked a staffer at Ed Miliband’s office why his Twitter account…
2.5 million people in Britain will be forced into debt just to keep their homes warm over Christmas
No Christmas is ever stress free. There are cards to write, presents to buy, decorations to put up,…
Raising the benchmark
A new report by New Economics Foundation for Unison is a stark reminder, if one were needed, that public…
How to take the toxicity out of the MP’s salaries debate
The long drawn out process of giving MPs a divisive and unnecessary pay rise has been going on…
Nelson Mandela and the Conservative Party – forgive, but never forget
‘Forgive,’ urged Nelson Mandela after the battle against apartheid triumphed, ‘but never forget’. He might have had in…
Shocking news – Labour’s election team are seeking advice from those who have won elections
There’s been a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth/yelps of delight (delete as appropriate) amongst some in…
Mandela was the best of us – but he was neither saint nor god. He was a politician
How do you even begin to write about the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela? So many words…
I have lost a lifelong hero
Every Christmas Eve, my Dad would take us kids to the West End of London. We had traditions…
‘Father of South Africa’ Nelson Mandela dies aged 95
Former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela has died aged 95. Widely regarded as…
