‘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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Dennis MacShane pleads guilty to expenses fraud
After four years of investigations, parliamentary investigations, a party suspension (which was later lifted), a resignation and a…
Why is there a slightly uneasy feeling of déjà vu hovering in the air?
What’s the big idea? That’s the question often asked of opposition parties as they make their pitch to…
Miliband dismisses talk of Balls rift as “silly emails in offices”
After yesterday’s revelation that senior Labour (and Miliband) staffer Torsten Henricson-Bell had described Ed Balls’ messaging as a…
Senior Miliband staffer brands Ed Balls’ messaging a “nightmare” – but this row is bigger than that
Senior Ed Miliband adviser – and the party’s Executive Director for Rebuttal and Policy – Torsten Henricson-Bell has…
We don’t lack grit. We lack jobs
David Cameron’s policy on unemployment is based on the 1.6% of people in workless households who have never…
Why students need to join the fight for fair credit
By Callum Munro and Kate Talbot In recent months, payday lending has gone from being a background story…
This is a full-blown humanitarian crisis – can you help?
Imagine if it had been us. Up to 10,000 dead, more than half a million displaced. Schools and…
EU-US trade deal: don’t let the government sign us up to a privateers’ charter
The second round of negotiations concludes today in Brussels for a trade deal between the European Union and…
The Commonwealth’s reputation on Human Rights is at risk
The human cost of the conflict in Sri Lanka is yet to be truly and verifiably confirmed but…
Miliband to remain “impeccably neutral” in London Mayoral race (and it’s still going to be a primary)
The Tottenham Journal reports that Ed Miliband has pledged to remain “impeccably neutral” in the forthcoming London Mayoral race,…
