The art of the political apology
There are few things more difficult in politics than apologising without making things worse – and there are…
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Tom Harris writes to Archbishop of Glasgow over “hurtful, ill-informed comments” about David Cairns
Your Grace, Can I offer my sincere congratulations on your appointment as Archbishop of Glasgow and wish you…
This is what George Osborne has done to the British economy
Breaking: GDP has slumped by 0.7% in the last quarter. That means Britain’s biggest double dip recession since…
Miliband is right to meet Romney – but he should call him out on vile dog whistle race politics
When it was confirmed yesterday that Ed Miliband would be meeting Mitt Romney during his trip to see…
David Gauke is a “morally wrong” hypocrite
Tory minister David Gauke has gained plenty of attention for attacking the “morally wrong” practise of paying cash…
“The tide is turning against an austerity approach” says Miliband
Following his meeting with French President Francois Hollande today, Ed Miliband said: “The points of agreement we have…
What is an apprentice?
In the past year youth unemployment has increased by 306%, in my own constituency of Islwyn the figure…
Renewing the Reward for Responsibility
As we mark the 70th anniversary of the Beveridge Report, I want to show how the contributory principle…
While minds were on phone hacking – was it a good time to bury bad news?
Whilst the news channels are the Westminster village were focused on the phone hacking charges, guess what Jeremy Hunt announced?…
Photo: When Ed met Francois
Microcredit can kick start self-employment
It pains me to say so, but the coalition have come up with one good idea. They call…
