The case for a public sector
When Ed Miliband announced that a future Labour government would freeze energy prices for 20 months until the…
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5 ways Labour can talk about the cost of living (without talking about energy)
It’s just over a month since Ed Miliband’s conference speech, and since then the media narrative has been…
Labour is now the friend of small business
Labour can and has always been good at doing an excellent impression of being anti-business. Small talk in…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband must avoid being a “one trick pony” – but on energy prices, Cameron is a “no trick pony”
They are our leaders. They come from across the country, elected by their constituents to represent our interests…
Blair is right – the political gene pool is too shallow. But we shouldn’t be too hard on the SpAds
“I advise any young person who wants to go into politics today: go and spend some time out…
How can we crack down on discrimination at election time?
This week the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Electoral Conduct, of which I was a senior member, published its…
It’s not “the economy”, stupid
There are certain truths in politics that are held to be self-evident. The electorate doesn’t like divided parties.…
The Labour Party cannot – and will not – give the Government a blank cheque for HS2
David Cameron is apparently confused about what job he’s doing. On Friday he seemed to say it was…
Falkirk selection: Sunday Times accuses Unite of “dirty tricks” over leaked emails
Today the Sunday Times(£) reports on a cache of 1000 emails passed to the paper by Grangemouth refinery…
Jack Straw to stand down at the next election
Jack Straw has tonight told his local party in Blackburn that he’ll be standing down at the next…
