Labour win council seat from UKIP
A recent trend was bucked last night as Labour won two council seats on South Tyneside council, holding…
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Have the Tories given up on Parliament?
“Because we are serious about redistributing power, we will restore the balance between the government and Parliament” Conservative…
Falkirk West: Len McCluskey denounces “smear campaign” and threatens legal action
[liveblog]The New Statesman has a leaked letter from Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey to Unite members in the…
Work Programme is improving but still failing majority
Figures out today show an improvement in the number of people who have found long term employment through…
Our Guest Editor for the next few days is…
It doesn’t happen very often, but I’m taking a few days away from the site – I’ll be…
Welsh Education minister Leighton Andrews resigns
Minister for Education in the Welsh Government, Leighton Andrews AM has resigned after a row over his defense…
Confirmed: Local and Euro elections will be on the same day next year – May 22nd
Few will have noticed, what with the CSR taking place today, but there was a written ministerial statement…
Why Osborne is announcing more cuts today
Why is the Chancellor announcing cuts today at all? Figures released by the OBR show why. Despite spending…
This is how Labour will respond to the CSR
The precise details of the Comprehensive Spending Review, due to be announced this afternoon, are not yet known…
Australian Labor in leadership crisis (again)
Update: Reports suggest that Gillard has lost the leadership election to Kevin Rudd – the man she replaced…
