GMB slashes Labour Party affiliation fees from £1.2 million to £150,000
The GMB has announced this morning that as of January 1st 2014, they will be paying £150,000 a…
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Time to halt the ‘Crosbyisation’ of politics and the media
Last week, and heavily overshadowed by now silenced war drums for Syria, Shadow Cabinet member, Angela Eagle spoke…
When will Ed Miliband reshuffle the Shadow Cabinet?
Ed Miliband’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle is drawing closer. I wrote back in February that the Labour leader had…
Ten years later, the political classes at last begin to move on
It was another bloody, horrible week for Syria. Imagine having your country’s future debated endlessly in the world’s…
The other story about strikes
You may not have noticed with the focus on Syria, but this week it was announced that the…
David Cameron’s humiliation in the House of Commons last night was the result of his own arrogance
Last night’s vote on Syria was the gravest since I was elected to Parliament nine months ago. I…
Yesterday was Parliament’s nadir
It was a gruesome split screen moment. Just as it became clear that Parliament had voted against giving…
There’s still a majority in the Commons for intervention – if Cameron and Miliband work together
The impact of last night’s Government defeat in the Commons will reverberate for weeks. Not just in Britain,…
What’s the plan Ed? 5 questions from a reluctant hawk
Ed Miliband has, so far, handled the debate over action on Syria well. He had already clearly set…
What Labour has right and what it has wrong on Syria
The war drums are beating. In a matter of days, America, Britain and France have moved from the…
