Council coalitions: Progressive dream or recipe for Daily Mail attacks?
Good morning. Parliamentary recess continues, so we thought we’d turn our attention to an under-reported story following the…
Westminster
Winning Westminster was a historic turning of the tide. Here’s how we did it
The City of Westminster, like our ward Lancaster Gate, truly is a tale of two cities. An abundance…
How the struggles of MPs’ caseworkers have intensified during the pandemic
MPs have a team of people who support them in their work – usually no more than four…
Labour for Devolution: We need to rebalance Britain and build a fairer union
With contact tracing and lockdown easing set to repeat the tragic shambles of testing and personal protective equipment…
It’s time for a Democracy Review that looks outside the Labour tent
A curious thing is happening: Labour is talking about democracy more than we have done in years. The…
Tooting doctor aims to heal the wounds opened by Zac’s divisive London campaign
As Labour prepares to defend its Tooting seat on Thursday, in the by-election triggered by Sadiq Khan’s…
Being an MP is a huge privilege and a full time job
Ed Miliband is right to crack down on the MPs with highly paid second- and all too often…
Ben Bradshaw urges MPs to boycott “rowdy” PMQs
Former Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw tells his local paper: “PMQs has become so awful I would rather be…
Tom Harris steps down as shadow minister
Tom Harris has announced that he’s stepping down from the Shadow DEFRA team, as the job is incompatible…
In the Midnight Hour
On Monday night, the House of Lords sat until 1.30 am pressing the government on its ‘emergency’ Jobseekers…
