‘Recall to prison should protect the public, not punish instability’
There are around 85,000 people in prison in England and Wales. Over 12,000 of them are people who…
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Join us – and our special guests – for karaoke at our conference fundraiser
Conferences can be such serious events, so as well as fringe events (of which more later) we’ve organised…
The badger cull has no sound scientific, economic or moral basis
As a proud member of the Forest of Dean community, a tax payer, and someone who lives in…
PPC selected in Warwick and Leamington
Coventry councillor Lynnette Kelly has been selected by party members as PPC for Warwick and Leamington at a meeting on…
Scottish Labour General Secretary Colin Smyth to stand down
Scottish Labour have just released the following statement: Scottish Labour’s General Secretary has today announced that he will…
Labour now bookies’ favourites to win the next General Election
It seems that William Hill don’t share my pessimism at the current polling. Labour have been installed by…
What the Green Party are really like – and how we can beat them
It was interesting to read Steve Bassam’s piece about Green Party hypocrisy. Some years ago, when I first…
Is Ed trying to get protest voted into Downing Street?
There’s a Populus poll in the Times this morning, so lets play “spot the difference” – Exhibit 1:…
MP of the month – Stella Creasy
For the first time this month we’ve restricted the LabourList MP of the Month contest to members of…
As party conferences begin, is Labour’s lead for real?
George Osborne’s 2012 budget changed the political landscape. Following a winter where the polls had narrowed to parity,…
The strange death of Francois Hollande
Whatever happened to Francois Hollande? You remember: the “Monsieur Normal” who ended the French Left’s seventeen-year exile from…
