‘A long-delayed moment of truth for North Sea oil and Labour’s climate credentials’
In the Greenpeace office this week, I suggested running a sweepstake on when we would finally get a…
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Why is the government letting faith schools interfere in the personal lives of their staff?
Yes, Tony Blair was wrong. The bolstering of faith schools and the consequent upsetting of the delicate existing…
One Nation policies – changing things without a spending commitment
The cost and availability of child care and child benefit are regular news items as politicians from all…
Sadiq Khan responds to Bradford West report
As reported on LabourList this morning, there’s a report out today from Democratic Audit on Labour’s shock loss…
Sure Start cuts and closures in numbers
Research released by the Labour Party today has revealed the shocking level of Sure Start cuts and closures…
Setting young against old won’t do Labour any good
A vast pool of young first time voters will be up for grabs at the next election. On…
NEC Report – January 2013
As this was the first meeting of the committee since the New Year’s honours were announced, NEC colleague…
Tory MP suggests women wearing short skirts and high heels increases risk of rape
Tory MP Richard Graham is under fire after he suggested that women wearing short skirts and high heels…
Why Labour can’t afford to neglect the heartlands. And why there’s no such thing as a “safe” seat…
“We gave you a big kick in the backside and we’re waiting to see how you respond to…
Cameron and Osborne are a couple reckless gamblers
Observing Tory MPs in the House of Commons last week was a very strange experience. Despite the continued…
Getting young people back to work in Bradford
As 2012 drew to a close Labour’s Youth Jobs Taskforce rolled into Bradford where we met Cllr Dave…
