‘Our regional theatres are engines of growth. Labour should help them thrive’
Growing up in Norfolk, where my mother ran the local arts centre in King’s Lynn, I saw the…
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Sure Start centres need to be renewed – not cut
The Thomas Coram Foundation in Bloomsbury was once deeply unpopular with the inner city London residents it was…
The birds, the bees and the Tories
When I recently suggested on Twitter that in order to win the next election, Labour must appeal to…
Save our libraries
With schools, hospitals and social care all under pressure, why should we care about libraries? The case for…
Another return for Silvio? He couldn’t. Could he?
He is the longest-serving Italian Prime Minister of the post-war era. He has been Prime Minister on three…
Labour Party announces final Executive Director appointment
The Labour Party has this afternoon confirmed the appointment of the seventh and final Executive Director. John McCaffrey…
A real Plan B – before it’s too late
So today, the Telegraph (of all papers) carries an article on IMF warnings to relax our austerity programme. They point out…
Beware unscrupulous lettings agents
Tom Copley’s London Eye Around eighteen months ago I was going through the process of renewing my tenancy…
Labour and Humanitarian Military Intervention – First, Do No Harm
With Syria at war, Iran threatening to explode (literally) and stalemate in Afghanistan it is overdue for the…
The state needs a Self Determination Act
The British state is a monster and it’s a consequence of its constitution. Ministerial responsibility, the centralised, unitary…
Iain McNicol – Q & A
A year ago today Iain McNicol was selected by the Labour Party NEC as General Secretary. To mark…
