‘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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Globalisation and Internationalism
Last week I was delighted to spend the first half of the week in Strasbourg visiting and learning…
The unbridled power of Jimmy Carr
David Cameron took the brave decision to cast judgement on the morality of Jimmy Carr this week. This…
Archbishop of Canterbury slams Big Society as “aspirational waffle”
Rowan Williams has attacked the “Big Society” as: “aspirational waffle designed to conceal a deeply damaging withdrawal of…
What a carry on!
I love Monty Python. Who can forget the classics? The Dead Parrot sketch, the Fish Dance, the Lumberjack,…
On tax avoidance, and morality…
So Mr. Carr has been sending his dosh to a little tax haven and getting it back as…
The curious demise of Francois Bayrou
Eight pm at the close of the second round, and the results are in from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques 2nd. …
Miliband gives clear support to Progress
Speaking to the Independent, Ed Miliband gave his clearest statement yet in support of Progress: “I believe in…
We must be prepared to discuss immigration
Earlier this year my constituency was targeted by the English Defence League and other far right groups, who…
Labour’s missing seven million
In this year’s local elections we made good progress, especially in the south. We strengthened our position on…
Unite chief “concerned about banning any groups”
Unite’s Len McCluskey, when pressed by the Guardian over Progress, says: “I would be concerned about banning any…
