Full employment could be the silver bullet for Labour
Reading the reaction to yesterday’s news that Labour plans to revive the contributory principle in welfare, you’d think…
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South Shields selection – The Shortlist
The Shortlist for the South Shields by-election selection has been confirmed. Early frontrunner – Council leader Iain Malcolm…
Mick Philpott, George Osborne and the Bankers: Distraction, Division and Deceit
Mick Philpott, a violent husband and father of seventeen, an adulterer, killed his children because you made him.…
The ambition to change the Labour Party exists – but does the will?
This has been something of a rollercoaster week for those of us who want the Labour Party to…
South Shields is a chance to do politics differently – why aren’t we taking it?
A week ago David Miliband resigned as MP for South Shields – one of the safest Labour seats in…
An image that should haunt this Tory government – tents outside A&Es
The last time the Tories ran the NHS, we got used to seeing pictures of people waiting on…
Ed Miliband interview: Part two – on selections, community organising and the future of the Labour Party
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his community organising “guru” Arnie Graf to Carlisle and Preston…
Ed Miliband interview: Part one – on immigration, tuition fees, housing, Lord Ahmed and much more
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his community organising “guru” Arnie Graf to Carlisle and Preston…
Labour is innovating – but the change has only just begun
This is a really tricky article to write for two reasons. Firstly, it may come across as critical…
This could change the way Labour does politics
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his Community Organising “guru” Arnie Graf to see some of…
