‘Why Iceland’s EU referendum matters to British progressives’
On August 29, Icelanders voted on whether to resume EU membership negotiations. The results were decisive, with 47…
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Let’s stop apologising for immigration and immigrants
I’ve got news: Labour did okay on immigration. We positively contributed to progress. We don’t need to apologise.…
Why Labour still needs the f-word
I have always been a big fan of the f-word. For me, being a feminist is a no-brainer.…
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There has been broad agreement across governments for a significant amount of time that it is essential to…
Huhne: Another Lib Dem cover up? – Media and Blog roundup: March 8th 2013
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On Lord Ashcroft and Labour…
Lord Ashcroft – once the bête noire of Labour activists and marginal seat holding MPs – has been…
‘Safety First’ is a strategy for defeat – victory in 2015 isn’t inevitable
History is littered with crazy predictions. There was that one by Thomas Malthus that population growth would outstrip…
The NHS is the Conservative Achilles heel
Yesterday’s efforts by the Tories to use the terrible failings at Stafford Hospital to score political points was…
Leaked email shows Tory HQ co-ordinates MP tweets
A few weeks ago we noted the remarkable similarity of a number of tweets from Tory MPs about…
Immigration: Labour inches towards a new approach
Yvette Cooper today gave a practical and sensible speech on immigration. In the current political climate (where practicality,…
Will Smith in Brixton with Chuka Umunna and Tessa Jowell (yes, THAT, Will Smith)
Update 2: And here’s Umunna and Smith at St Martin’s School in Tulse Hill Update 1: We understand that Will…
