‘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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Reeves says axing benefits for the young “is not and will not be our policy”
Last night the Telegraph ran a report that suggested Labour could be planning to cut benefits for under-25s…
Blacklisting isn’t just a thing of the past – it’s still going on today
When more than four decades ago Ricky Tomlinson and his comrades were sent to jail it was for…
A brilliant example of the government’s abject failure on energy prices
Since Ed Miliband’s Energy Price Freeze pledge much attention has been put on the failure of the government…
It’s time for Labour to fully embrace the “Dugher Doctrine”
There was an interesting interview with Michael Dugher in yesterday’s Independent. The piece said that: “Mr Dugher’s task…
Balls admits there are “disagreements” with Miliband – but says they get on “really really really well”
Appearing on ITV’s “The Agenda” last night, Ed Balls stressed that he and Ed Miliband get on “really really…
Does London need its own (higher) Minimum Wage?
There is no legislative basis for the introduction of a statutory minimum wage for London, yet the very…
Thousands of victims of child sexual abuse are being let down
This morning Google and Microsoft agreed to take action to clamp down on search terms related to child…
Tory MPs plan to increase the price of food and children’s clothes by 15% (and hike energy bills too)
The Tory Free Enterprise group has today released its list of demands suggestions for George Osborne ahead of…
Labour suspends former Co-op Bank boss over Meth, Crack and Ketamine revelations
Paul Flowers, the former head of the Co-op Bank and Methodist Minister, who was yesterday revealed by the…
Could rule changes help tackle the “metropolitan centralisation” of our party?
After a faltering start the Party is beginning to pick up some of the issues around the Collins…
