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Richard Robinson's Speech Bubble Dear David, Eds (Balls & Miliband), John, Andy & Diane, Following on from my first letter to you on May 26th, I'd like to change tack as the first Labour Leadership debates begin this week. Below are a just…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A small group of influential members of the Co-operative Party have today sent an open letter expressing their support for Ed Balls in the Labour leadership contest. The letter, signed by one of Balls'…
Letters from a Swing Voter Had it not been earlier in the week, I would have assumed Michael Gove's declaration that the poorest children could now weep with relief because they'd be allowed to go to school on Saturday was just another…
Letters from a Swing Voter This week, I was doorstepped for the very first time. I was, until then, a political-porch virgin, as it were. Like the majority of 'first times', it was awkward, a bit uncomfortable, brief and not particularly…
From @LabourList Several weeks ago, David Miliband wrote an article for PinkNews on Pride and Britain's work abroad for gay rights. At the time, some readers questioned whether the Foreign Secretary believed work on gay rights in Britain…
From @LabourList Below is a letter from NEC Vice Chair Ann Black, in response to activists calls for firmer action on expenses at last week's meeting, as well as her report of the meeting's content: Hi all, Thank you for the hundreds of…
From @LabourList The following is a letter sent tonight (Tuesday) from the Labour activists who originally composed the letter to the NEC. You can still add your name to the list of signatories of the original letter by emailing…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: 21:00 The activists behind today's letter to the NEC calling for firmer leadership from the PM and his senior ministerial colleagues over Labour MP's expenses have reacted with disappointment to the…
Chris Cowin has won our first "commenter of the week" prize (a bottle of House of Commons champagne) for this insightful metaphor. Well done, Chris! "Gordon Brown can be compared to the driver of a bus which has been travelling a rough and…
