‘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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Blair is right – the political gene pool is too shallow. But we shouldn’t be too hard on the SpAds
“I advise any young person who wants to go into politics today: go and spend some time out…
How can we crack down on discrimination at election time?
This week the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Electoral Conduct, of which I was a senior member, published its…
How can pro-immigration politicians battle the pessimists?
The world has turned upside down. All three major parties are in a race to the bottom, aping…
It’s up to Labour to protect our civil liberties
The latest Guardian revelations about NSA spying have been met with a furious reaction in Berlin and Paris,…
Two graphs that show the energy companies are taking you for a ride
Over at the New Statesman this morning, George Eaton reports on the disparity between the rise in wholesale…
Could Miliband re-open the Falkirk selection inquiry?
Yesterday brought the latest twist in the Falkirk selection saga, with the Sunday Times reporting that Grangemouth owner…
It’s not “the economy”, stupid
There are certain truths in politics that are held to be self-evident. The electorate doesn’t like divided parties.…
Britain and Europe: Today we punch above our weight. Tomorrow we may not even get in to the ring
In the debate about how British jobs and business would be damaged irreparably by the Conservative threat to…
Owen Paterson moves the goalposts again (but this time, without the badgers)
Owen Paterson has been caught moving the goalposts once again, only this time it’s on rural broadband and…
The Labour Party cannot – and will not – give the Government a blank cheque for HS2
David Cameron is apparently confused about what job he’s doing. On Friday he seemed to say it was…
