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Jarvis to call on Labour activists to take part in WWI commemorations
This evening Dan Jarvis MP for Barnsley Central and the Labour lead on WWI commemorations will give a…
Balls hits back at The Sun over Zero Hours claims
The Sun(£) have reported this morning that Ed Balls is one of several MPs using casual/zero-hours contracts. That’s obviously…
Call Harriet – Harman latest politician to sign up for phone-in show
It’s not often that Harriet Harman could be described as following in the footsteps of Nick Clegg and Boris…
Labour have had a wasted week – we can’t afford any more of them
We are too near the General Election to excuse the lack of focus we have exhibited over the…
2014 could be make or break for the women of Afghanistan
Last year the World Health Organisation labelled the global problem of violence against women an epidemic, estimating that…
Weekly Survey: What do you think about all-ethnic minority shortlists and faith schools?
Sadiq Khan this week suggested that he would support all-ethnic minority shortlists for Labour parliamentary selections, saying he…
Labour needs to sit up and pay attention to teachers
Last week, teachers in England and Wales set off from their constituencies to lobby their elected representatives in the…
Progress through patriotism: How Labour can combat the nationalist right
Recently I’ve been attending a series of Young Fabians events that look at the role of patriotism and…
We must defend all-women shortlists – but they are only part of the solution
Trying to affect lasting change in Westminster can feel like the political equivalent of Groundhog Day. After citing…
If Blair were able to accept responsibility – his case would be far stronger
In America, they have something called the Pottery Barn Rule – “you broke it, you own it”. Over…
