‘Reopening the Brexit debate would be a mistake’
Britain’s debate about Europe has been trapped between two competing stories. One says Brexit liberated Britain from an…
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David Miliband to step down
Update: Nothing official yet, but we’d be surprised if the by-election isn’t on the same day as the…
10 Years on From the Iraq War Vote
Why did I do it? It wasn’t easy, not for me anyway. Ten years ago it wasn’t fashionable…
What is Labour’s Trident policy, exactly?
Amid the brouhaha of the Budget, and the drama of Leveson, it would be easy to let other,…
People should be public and proud about being party members
Tomorrow I will be seeking to introduce a bill to ensure that individuals seeking election as independents are…
Berlin is still the key
Sometimes politics and the outside world display a beautiful, if apparently pointless, synchronicity. As if trying to tell…
Izzard for Mayor? Eddie says he wants to be Labour’s candidate in London (but not yet)
Speaking to The Sun today, Eddie Izzard says: “I’m going to chuck in comedy in six years to…
Labour hires “Obama’s Backroom Brit” as it seeks to make 2015 the Digital Election
A significant change within the Labour Party began yesterday, as the starting gun was fired on the “digital”…
Don’t Mothball Maltby
Following George Osborne’s budget, there was much in the media about the ‘March of the Makers’. For those…
Second leaked DWP whistleblower document shows welfare sanctions targets are widespread
On Friday we showed you a shocking letter (leaked by a DWP whistleblower) that revealed the DWP’s secret…
Time to cut down on corporate “Blue Tape”
Conservatives would have us believe that excessive bureaucracy and red tape exists only in the public sector. They’re…
