‘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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Labour launches online attack video on Cameron and the NHS
It seems Ed Miliband’s attack on Cameron over the NHS at PMQs today wasn’t a one off. The…
Labour seeks to pile pressure on government to abolish the Bedroom Tax
Labour is gearing up for a major assault on the Tories over the Bedroom Tax – culminating in…
10 things Labour conference can learn from the Democratic convention
By Olly Parker and Polly Billington In September 2012, Charlotte North Carolina and the Democratic party welcomed tens…
Watering down the anti-terror regime was a deliberate and irresponsible choice
When The Home Secretary stood up in the House of Commons to explain the burqa clad escape of…
PMQs Verdict: Miliband’s old faithful, Cameron’s tractor stats and a murder suspect
Miliband couldn’t keep on asking about energy prices forever. He’d had five weeks out of that issue at…
This government needs to do something Tories aren’t good at – find new jobs for shipbuilders
“It’s just a rumour that was spread around town, by the women and children, soon we’ll be shipbuilding.”…
The Pritchard investigation shows once again why we need action on MPs’ second jobs
The Daily Telegraph has reported today that the senior Conservative MP Mark Pritchard allegedly offered to use his…
The Welsh have learned from long and bitter experience to beware Tories bearing gifts
Watching David Cameron perform in Cardiff on Friday was like attending a PR master-class. Sweeping in to our local TV…
Unite release lengthy statement on Falkirk
The fallout from the Falkirk selection continues to rumble on. Unite have just put out the following statement…
The government are becoming the pen pal of the water companies – that’s not a response
The cost of living spotlight has now set its gaze on the steady rise of domestic water bills. …
