‘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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Lib Dem councillor defects to Labour in Clegg’s back yard
Clive Skelton, who has been a Lib Dem Councillor in Sheffield since 2004, has defected to Labour. Prior…
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The Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is being debated in two important fora this week – the meeting of…
The Day After – House of Lords Reform Next Steps
Yesterday, Labour MPs contributed to the biggest majority in favour of House of Lords reform in history. We…
PMQs Verdict: David Cameron looks very lonely indeed
Ed Miliband won PMQs today, and with relative ease. Don’t take my word for it – even ConHome…
Seriously, what planet are they on?
From the people who brought you Chloe Smith beats Paxman, comes: Seriously, what planet are they on?
The Great Lords Reform Sideshow
In the current global fiddling-while-Rome-burns free-for-all , there can be little more fiddly or scorched than the recent…
Trident is draining money away from other areas of government expenditure
In an article on LabourList, the Shadow Defence Minister Kevan Jones has adopted the mantra of ‘too far…
Councils need an answer on how to fund social care
Tomorrow, over a year since the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support reported back to Government,…
Fisking the case against Lords reform
If Labour has a sense of triumphalism or schadenfreude at the withdrawal of the programme motion on the…
Why a Service ethos matters
By Jim Murphy and Stephen Twigg Our Armed Forces embody the highest values of public service. Labour has…
