Voters want electoral reform, but split on what system to switch to – poll finds
Voters want to see a change in the voting system, but are unsure what it should be changed…
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Labour’s lack of ambition on global disarmament
Ed Miliband has been regularly questioned by party members and the public since being elected leader about why…
Of Winners and Losers
I’m going to start and end this blog post with things I don’t do very often. Here I’m…
Let’s line the streets for Tony Benn tomorrow
Back in November, I chaired an event with Tony Benn marking the publication of his last set of…
Getting it right: Social partnership and citizenship in public services
The latest discussions on the ‘Open Public Servcies’ agenda has recently seen the focus shift from the market…
“A Con?” – Labour releases video attacking Cameron on energy price freeze
Today energy giant SSE announced that they will be freezing energy prices until 2016. Last year Ed Miliband…
13 Labour MPs rebel over welfare cap
Over the weekend it was reported that the Labour leadership faces a rebellion over the welfare cap vote…
Sadiq Kahn confirms Labour will overturn “ludicrous” prison book ban
Chris Grayling has been taking plenty of heat from opponents and many on his own benches this week…
PMQs Verdict: What a difference a radical policy makes
The last few PMQs sessions have been sober and reflective, statesmanlike and becalmed. Crimea was the order of…
Scottish Labour’s “idea bigger than independence”
Last weekend, Scottish Labour met in Perth for one of their most important conferences in decades. In Scotland…
Legal loophole used to exploit agency workers must be closed
Day-in, day-out agency workers doing exactly the same job as their colleagues are receiving up to £500 less…
