‘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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Ed Miliband is appearing on Desert Island Discs – but what will his choices be?
Several newspapers have today picked up on the news that Ed Miliband will be appearing on Desert Island…
Heating or Eating?
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Back in 2009 John Healey, the then Housing Minister, consulted on reforming the way council housing was funded…
British public say “Recovery? What recovery?”
The economy is growing, and both Osborne and Cameron have been keen to stress the importance of the…
Labour ramps up Sri Lanka pressure on Cameron
As David Cameron prepares to fly into Colombo for the CHOGM meeting, controversy still surrounds his decision to…
Commercial Director leaves Labour HQ
Labour HQ have confirmed this evening that the party’s Commercial Director has left his post. John McCaffrey –…
Community campaigning compliments the doorstep
I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m a doorstep campaigning true believer. As a Labour activist and…
Blunkett’s views on Roma integration deserve better than Farage
Following a break from the media glare, this week David Blunkett issued a characteristically forthright warning about the…
The right-wing militant tendency driving education policy
Many teachers already think that Michael Gove’s policies border on lunacy, and a leaked thesis by one of the…
There’s no point in Labour “apologising” or “admitting mistakes” on immigration – because no-one is listening
So Jack Straw has written that Labour “messed up” by allowing large numbers of people from Eastern Europe…
