News Ed Balls has “3 economic tests” for HS2 – here they are… This morning I suggested that the Ed Balls approach to HS2 was eerily reminiscent of Gordon Brown’s “5… Mark Ferguson 25th October, 2013, 1:39 pm
Comment 5 ways Labour might respond to the return of growth So today brings us news that – to be honest – we were all expecting. Growth has returned… Mark Ferguson 25th October, 2013, 10:17 am
News Is Labour getting ready to renationalise the railways – and scrap HS2? Some within the party feared that Maria Eagle being moved away from the Shadow Transport role in the… Mark Ferguson 25th October, 2013, 8:54 am
News Labour wins Dunfermline by-election with 7% swing from the SNP Labour have won the Dunfermline by-election by 2873 votes – with a 7% swing from the SNP to… 25th October, 2013, 8:25 am
Comment “Fear of the foreigner” has firmly descended on Britain This week Theresa May has said the controversial immigration scare vans will no longer be stalking the streets… Amy Lamé 25th October, 2013, 7:55 am
Comment Campbell is right, the Shadow Cabinet aren’t doing enough – but is anyone asking why? It’s a regular complaint in the Labour Party that the Shadow Cabinet aren’t pulling their weight – indeed… Mark Ferguson 24th October, 2013, 10:53 am
Comment 10 resources for understanding British journalism 1) Flat Earth News 2) Everybody’s Hacked Off 3) So You Want to be a Political Journalist? 4) … Kirsty McNeill 24th October, 2013, 9:01 am
Comment PMQs Verdict: Ed Miliband destroyed Cameron utterly and completely I’ve written in the past about my concerns with Ed Miliband’s style at PMQs. I’ve agonised about his… Mark Ferguson 23rd October, 2013, 2:35 pm
Comment John Major is talking some sense – Labour are lucky Cameron is ignoring him John Major is a decent man. He’s not destined to be one of the great leaders of our… Mark Ferguson 23rd October, 2013, 11:26 am
Comment Why can’t the Lib Dems tell the truth about party funding? Today the Lobbying Bill starts its journey into the Lords. It’s symptomatic of this tawdry bill that it… John Denham 22nd October, 2013, 1:36 pm