Iran: we’d be mad to
Towards the end of February Labour launched, to little fanfare, its ‘shadow defence review’. The consultation paper will…
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State of the Party survey – February 2012
It’s that time of the month when we conduct our “State of the Party” survey – the number…
“I worked in the NHS before. It’s an incredible thing. British people should really protect it.”
I’ve been waiting for an hour now. There’s nowhere to sit, little room to stand and when I…
The right tax cut
There’s a letter in the Telegraph this morning that you’ve probably heard about. In it, 537 people who…
Yesterday, everything changed
I know, the Welfare Reform Bill passed. In a fizzle of shame, it gasped it’s way through the…
Marsha Singh MP to quit Parliament
Sad news today, as Marsha Singh MP has announced that he will be quitting Parliament due to ill…
Why Occupy failed
I have to make a confession. I haven’t really engaged with Occupy London – evicted yesterday from St…
PMQs verdict – Outdated, misplaced, irrelevant to the real needs
“Outdated, misplaced, irrelevant to the real needs”, a quote, of course, from Neil Kinnock’s most famous speech as…
Could the Lib Dems split?
It may seem like a “Question to which the answer is no”, but the resignation statement of a…
Why Labour should support work experience
As a local MP I regularly get letters from school pupils looking for work experience in my constituency…
