On Contribution – and why it needs re-thinking
In his Hugo Young lecture Ed Miliband talked about the new culture and re-distribution of power that underpins…
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It’s time to allow members to nominate candidates for leader
The overwhelming decision of the special conference is rightly seen as a triumph for Ed Miliband. I confess…
PMQs Verdict: If people wonder why Clegg is loathed by the Labour Party – let today be your answer
Miliband is talking about Europe. Cameron is in the Middle East. So of course that means it’s time…
London must be for Londoners not Kleptocrats
The crisis in Ukraine brings us to the governance of London. For us, citizens of a country whose…
The Co-op’s uniqueness will be its route to salvation
These are clearly tough times for the Co-operative Group. Something has clearly gone wrong in the business and…
How the Chancellor can use this Budget to help local pubs
Despite the government trumpeting a recovery, hard working people and small businesses in places like Dudley are still…
Could nine million current voters be about to disappear from the electoral register?
Last week the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission addressed the Annual Conference of the Association of Electoral…
Gordon Brown still has something significant to contribute to political life
Out of the corner of my eye yesterday I spotted someone on the rolling news. He looked vaguely…
Parliament must stop arrogant Jeremy Hunt from overstepping the mark
Today, Jeremy Hunt will ask Parliament to give him new powers to impose cuts to hospitals across the…
The Sticks and the City
My brother, once he’d got himself set up with a room in a shared house near a tube…
