Ken Clarke, Gordon Brown – and why Balls and Miliband are wrong to back Tory spending plans
Shortly after Labour’s landslide victory in 1997, for some perverse reason I invited Ken Clarke to attend one…
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Revealed: The Tory Taliban’s Toxic Timetable
As we reported last week, the Tory right have decided that the best use of their time and…
Don’t forget the silent 40% – those who don’t vote
What would you do for money, a job or an ‘honest politician’? For some, that’s what they say…
Compass’s Alternative Plan for deficit reduction and the end of austerity
How does Labour win back economic credibility? It’s rightly been a hot topic of discussion for LabourList over…
Slowly but surely – Labour is edging towards renationalising the railways
Late last week, barely noticed by the media (or party activists for that matter), Labour took another significant…
Are you listening, Westminster?
What do Southend, Ramsgate, Grimsby and Blackpool have in common? Score a point if you say that they…
Balls and Miliband have begun to make the case for “good borrowing” – but they need to be bolder and louder about it
Only ten days ago I wrote for the Times Thunderer column, urging Labour to make the case for…
Boris Johnson’s record of housing failure continues
It could only have passed by the wealthiest of Londoner, but London is in the grip of a…
Miliband’s message to Labour – no more money doesn’t mean no more hope
Ed Miliband is addressing the National Policy Forum in Birmingham this morning. These speeches from Miliband are interesting…
Housing is now at the heart of Labour’s agenda for 2015
Ed Miliband has been clear that we need to get Britain building again and help the families that…
