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Liberty, equality and solidarity are the political philosophies upon which the Labour Party was formed. The intellectual history…
Private sector workers strike too
There’s a strike going on at the moment. It’s quite understandable if you’ve missed it, as unlike many…
The left’s new divides
2011 was dominated by a false unity for the left. Labour behaved as if it were still in…
Second poll puts Livingstone ahead
Last week’s YouGov poll put Ken Livingstone 2 points ahead of Boris Johnson in the race to be…
A massive yacht for the Queen
“A yacht. A yacht? Really, a yacht? You want to leak it that we’re going to buy the…
5 things Liam Byrne should focus on
Liam Byrne was right to remind us a few weeks ago that Beveridge’s system was fundamentally one of…
State of the Labour blogosphere – into the darkness
Let no one ever tell you that there are positives about being in opposition. Nothing about the gnawing…
We’re behind you Ed – don’t let us down
This week a reporter from The Guardian came to Liverpool on a fact-finding mission. The Guardian reporter spent…
Migration Watch row says a lot about modern Britain’s attitude to immigration
This month, a report from Migration Watch apparently claimed a link between migration to the UK and youth…
Boris is wrong – young Londoners have energy in abundance
Boris Johnson today accused unemployed young Londoners as being too lazy to work. “There are large numbers of…
