‘Jack Charlton and Labour’s rural tradition’
As the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington, I represent communities that helped build both the Labour…
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Falkirk – the shortlist
The shortlist for the controversial Falkirk selection will be officially confirmed by the party tomorrow – but we’re…
Labour HQ structures to be planned around seven taskforces in “election war room”
There’s a much trailed Labour Party “all staff conference” tomorrow, and the party are already briefing what Ed…
Why Labour needs a Kent strategy
First, an explanation of why a councillor from Hackney is writing about Kent. Although I moved away when…
PMQs Verdict: Are we all Marxists now?
Well this wasn’t a great PMQs by any stretch of the imagination. The sub-par session was summed up…
Labour launches review on exploitation in the care sector
To little fanfare and even less media coverage, the party has launched a review into exploitation in the…
Desmond Tutu is wrong – the British people are not racist for being worried about immigration
As we draw nearer to the January 1, 2014, the arms race of claim and counter claim about…
In defence of protest
The brutal display of employer power during the Grangemouth Oil Refinery dispute has been pretty shocking. A workforce…
Why Britain should be proud of Baroness Ashton
The historic nuclear weapons deal reached with Iran is the result of years of diplomacy, dialogue and determination…
Is that it?
The SNP White paper on Independence – my first reaction – seriously, is that it? After months of…
Labour releases new campaign video – with voiceover from Arnie Graf
The Labour Party have today launched a new campaign video – talking about the different ways in which…
