‘End the triple lock – just not yet’
Calls to end the pensions triple lock grow louder every week. Think tankers, business groups and voices from…
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Kendall campaign responds to “Taliban” jibes
Toby Perkins, who is chairing Liz Kendall’s campaign, has written to both Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper concerning…
Scottish Labour: Two candidates confirmed for leader, three for deputy
As nominations for leader of the UK Labour Party close today, nominations open in the Scottish Labour leadership…
We can’t return to Labour’s Civil War years: we shouldn’t make it easier to get rid of Labour leaders
I am becoming more than a little disturbed at the rising clamour for a so-called break clause in…
Weekly Survey: Getting rid of leaders, Scottish Labour and Scottish voting rights
The leadership contest is hotting up now that we have all four candidates – Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper,…
If Labour doesn’t take itself seriously, no-one else will
On the day after 7 May, having personally seen five years of hard work pay off and my…
Leadership nominations – what do they tell us about the candidates?
He left it late, but he managed it – Jeremy Corbyn is on the ballot after a late…
Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn makes it onto the ballot
Jeremy Corbyn has secured his place on the leadership ballot. Nominations for Labour leader closed at 12.00 today.…
Burnham criticises “Westminster bubble” for ignoring technical education
Andy Burnham will today criticise Westminster for ignoring technical education. Burnham, who is in the running to be…
Face the facts about political reality
Clearly we are living in deflationary times. In 1981 when you wanted to find economists who would criticise…
Almost 70 MPs form Labour Yes to EU group
Dozens of Labour MPs have organised to form a group to argue for the UK’s membership of the…
