As Government care plans unravel, does Andy Burnham need to ‘shout louder’?
Last month’s pre-reshuffle rumours were dominated by stories of Andy Burnham being moved from his role as Shadow…
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Labour must challenge the governor of the Bank of England
Today’s CLASS-YouGov poll should be a confidence booster for Labour. I write ‘should be’ because Labour’s deafening silence…
If you believe Russell Brand, I’m naïve and furthering my own oppression
In a few days’ time I’ll have the opportunity to exercise my right to vote in the United…
The case for a public sector
When Ed Miliband announced that a future Labour government would freeze energy prices for 20 months until the…
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.…
