‘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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Since Ed Miliband’s announcement of an energy price freeze while we reset the market, energy policy has rarely…
Out of touch Cameron can’t deliver for Britain
People want to know whether the politicians in whom they place their trust understand their daily concerns and…
ATOS are drinking in the last chance saloon
As some of you know, I’ve spent the past week at home with a bad back, unable to…
The Sharkstoppers campaign shows that community organising works
Yesterday, Ed Miliband announced the Labour Party’s new policies on payday lending and credit unions. The message was…
Miliband: Cameron has gone from ‘hug a hoodie’ to ‘wear a hoodie’
After David Cameron’s official spokesperson suggested that people should wear jumpers if they were worried about the cost…
Yesterday’s Commons defeat for the Government shows they must think again on Defence Reform
Yesterday, MPs voted by a margin of 91-0 calling on the Government to halt their reductions in the…
Sexism and pop (or why sex and relationships education should be compulsory)
The world is a different place when I was growing up and listening to freshly pressed pop music.…
Tory modernisation has failed – what now?
It’s only one poll, but it’s pretty conclusive. The work of the Cameron project to modernise the image…
Labour’s new campaign team get their feet under the table
The Labour Party held an all staff member meeting today at Brewer’s Green to introduce the party’s new…
Boris Johnson and the Great Price Freeze Panic
In the wake of Ed Miliband’s announcement about an energy price freeze, Mayor of London Boris Johnson took…
