Tom Belger: ‘Labour must keep its pledges to the self-employed – or lose votes’
Have you had problems with parcels lately? More and more are getting lost, damaged or left in broad…
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Why we should stop trying to stop Page Three
A few days ago a piece on LabourList asked us to support a campaign to end Page Three…
Reasons to be fearful, part three?
I am not a doom monger. Neither do I wish to mong fear, panic, or scares. So when…
We need a politics for long term economics
Politics – like economics – is cyclical. Parties go in and out of power and priorities change. Democracy…
Does your family fit the Tories outdated agenda?
After threats of backbench rebellion, government assurances, and further threats, David Cameron has finally succumbed to his backbenchers…
Pay day loans summit shambles
The Government are being criticised today for holding a summit on pay day loans that has been branded…
A new conversation on ‘spending wisely’
Today the Fabian Society publishes the first report of our Commission on Future Spending Choices, a year-long inquiry…
Business and government need to be talking, and listening
Over the last year, I have attended more and more Labour events aimed at business, as we gear…
Labour needs an imaginative rail policy – and the signs are good
I’ve followed the rail policy discussions on LabourList recently with interest and welcome the fact there is now…
Winning against the odds
Everyone knew that Labour regaining control of Nottinghamshire County Council this year was a big ask. Labour had…
Beware the crocodile
Remember the crocodile in Peter Pan? Just when you thought it was safe – ‘tick tock’ came the…
