Why Cameron and Hague should cancel their round trip to Colombo
Next week the northern beaches of Sri Lanka will welcome planeloads of tourists on exclusive holidays replete with…
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How the Labour Party needs to accept that everything we do must change – and learn to let go
There’s a new pamphlet out from the Fabians this week “Forward: The change Labour still needs“. It’s an…
10 things Labour conference can learn from the Democratic convention
By Olly Parker and Polly Billington In September 2012, Charlotte North Carolina and the Democratic party welcomed tens…
This government needs to do something Tories aren’t good at – find new jobs for shipbuilders
“It’s just a rumour that was spread around town, by the women and children, soon we’ll be shipbuilding.”…
The Pritchard investigation shows once again why we need action on MPs’ second jobs
The Daily Telegraph has reported today that the senior Conservative MP Mark Pritchard allegedly offered to use his…
The Welsh have learned from long and bitter experience to beware Tories bearing gifts
Watching David Cameron perform in Cardiff on Friday was like attending a PR master-class. Sweeping in to our local TV…
Today Ed Miliband will show how far he’s come – and how far he still has to go
Today Ed Miliband is speaking at Battersea Power Station – a fitting venue, considering how his fortunes have…
I need your help to beat my local Tory MP
Like so many people where I live in Peterborough, I’m struggling with the cost of heating the home.…
Cut to the chase Ed – and raise the minimum wage to the living wage
Ed Miliband’s plan – announced this weekend – to try and “Make Work Pay” by incentivising businesses to…
Raising our sights as well as raising pay
Sometimes the old ones are the best. When a senior manager at Ford was showing off a new…
