‘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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Our country might be dissolved and most of you don’t seem to have noticed
I’m British. Whenever I have to fill out a census form, or one of those annoying scroll-down boxes…
“Nothing has changed” – Darling responds to SNP White Paper on Independence
Responding to the SNP unveiling their manifesto White Paper today on Scottish Independence, Alistair Darling (the Leader of Better…
Tory Sports Minister asked 5 sports questions, and gets them all wrong
Hard not to feel a little bit sorry for Helen Grant here…
Independence only offers a progressive future if you try very hard to ignore the SNP’s policies
John Harris has chosen the week of Dr Who’s 50th Anniversary to fire up the Tardis and arrive…
Are you loyal to Labour’s ideas? Or the institutions?
In a recent episode of Borgen, BBC Four’s Danish political drama, Birgitte Nyborg, that fictive paragon of principle,…
Time for a new deal with the water companies
In a panic, after Ed Miliband put the rising cost of water firmly on the political agenda, the…
Pay Day Loans – Credit where credit’s due
Sometimes in politics, you have to say “Credit where credit’s due”. And today on payday loans, that’s certainly…
Making policy in a different way
There is less than 18 months to go until the general election. Up and down the country we’re…
Falkirk CLP elects new Chair ahead of rescheduled selection
Falkirk CLP have elected a new CLP Chair at their AGM, as the constituency party looks to select…
Good times never felt so good
I don’t think I realised, during 1992, how much people would still be going on about 1992 20…
