‘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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At PMQs, Ed Miliband should call for an EU referendum – in 2015
The genie is out of the bottle and it can’t be put back in. Britain will have an…
Deluded Cameron has chosen party unity over the economy – shame on him
This morning David Cameron is making his much (much) delayed “tantric” (shudder) Europe speech. In it he will…
What on earth has gone wrong with a country where we can’t feed our children?
I spent a snowy day recently back at primary school shadowing a teacher who is responsible for child…
Miliband attacks Cameron’s Europe speech
So “the speech” – barring any last minute changes – is tomorrow at 8am, and will take place…
Labour has the chance to shape the debate on Europe
I’ve often complained in the past that we don’t talk enough about Europe in this country. Our biggest…
Chuka is a Blairite? Since when…?
In the last two weeks I’ve read several articles in national newspapers stating (in passing and never with…
In the real world no one cares about your squabbles
I have, or at least I think I have, Norovirus. As a result I am sat at home…
Borrowing is RISING under the Tories
The latest ONS figures (published today) show that public sector net borrowing (excluding the impact of the Royal…
Oh dear. Oh dear. Owen Jones
I like Owen. He is a very bright, personable and decent chap. In terms of the Labour Hard…
Callaghan didn’t like being a European grocer, will Hague?
The UK doesn’t have much experience of ‘renegotiation’ with its European partners. We have only been there before…
