Labour defeats Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Labour has held Keir Starmer’s former constituency in a by-election, comfortably defeating Green leader Zack Polanski. Camden council…
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We are in for a long haul until May 2015
“Nobody knows anything.” This was screenwriter William Goldman’s considered view on the collective wisdom of entertainment industry executives.…
Why Labour is the party of work
Today I’m setting out how reforms to earn our way out of the cost-of-living crisis and social security…
Lessons for Labour from six months in the Cabinet Office
Last year I spent six months on secondment at the Cabinet Office. My role was as the policy lead…
The Week in Bits: Europe, More Europe and why IDS wants to be like Shia LeBeouf
Oh friends, not these tones! When Tory MPs were summoned for a meeting of the parliamentary party on…
Renationalising the railways is a “One Nation” idea
On Friday, the Tory-led Government published the three preferred bidders for the East Coast line and dashed hopes…
Labour launches quick-fire selection process for Wythenshawe and Sale East
Labour HQ aren’t wasting any time in getting the selection process completed for the Wythenshawe and Sale East…
Why do people fall for media spin about Labour and welfare?
That’s a serious question – because there’s a piece in today’s paper that plenty of people in the…
Labour MEP candidate Del Singh killed in Kabul bomb attack
Del Singh, a Labour candidate for the European Parliament in the South East, has been killed in a…
Can Labour learn to love fracking?
My heart sank when I heard that Labour-run Brent has decided to ban all fracking in the borough.…
The truth about Britain’s banks
You might have thought Britain’s banks had been pushed, prodded and shaken enough over recent years. That is…
