Hope in Holborn and St Pancras
There’s something about canvassing with certain politicians. It comes from the delays that happen because they are so…
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A fine is not enough, let’s demand an end to Wonga’s tactics
As the packed tube rattled from station to station this morning, I was hit with the realisation that…
Miliband makes major intervention in Scottish independence debate
Today Ed Miliband will make his biggest intervention in the Scottish independence debate to date, with a speech…
Labour – a party for the Armed Forces
When Labour’s great reforming government took office in 1945, Clement Atlee led a Cabinet that contained several veterans…
20 ways to make Britain better – 7. The case for National Minimum Wage Plus
Introducing the National Minimum Wage was one of the last Labour government’s proudest achievements. Ed Miliband wants the…
From Primark to prawns: we shouldn’t ignore workers’ rights and Labour won’t
Anyone who has read today’s papers will have seen the deeply troubling reports of what appear to be…
The Tories have failed on climate change, we need a Labour government to fix their mistakes
David Cameron said he would lead the ‘greenest Government ever’, but now we know these were empty words.…
How do we make childcare more affordable? Work less.
Shockingly absent from the headlines during the last twelve months is the emerging consensus among political parties over…
Labour’s corporate manslaughter reforms were well intentioned – but they aren’t working
Last week a jury took an hour to clear the owners of the Gleision Drift Mine of the…
On foolishly trying to junk Mr Juncker
Britain has belonged to the European Union and its predecessors for 42 years but apparently some of our…
More Irish, Less Harvard
There’s been some interest in Jon Cruddas’s New Statesman interview over the past twenty four hours – unsurprisingly.…
