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I didn’t see Ed Balls’ speech to the Fabian Society Annual Conference yesterday; I was a work. Well,…
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Yes, we do accept cuts
That was the key line from Ed Balls’s speech to the Fabian Society today, and it’s one that…
Ed Balls speech to the Fabian Society
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Jobs must be our priority
These are tough times and they require tough decisions. As I will say at the Fabian Conference tomorrow,…
A new deal with women
Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband hits the nail on the head when he says the greatest challenge facing…
Labour must reclaim its rightful place as the champion of elected mayors
After the electoral massacre of the AV referendum last year, constitutional reform may seem like the last thing…
The biggest critics of bad teaching are good teachers
When I think of what inspired me at school, it was the faith that my most determined teachers…
So you want to be a panelist?
I am a dreadful hypocrite. I loathe and despise two staples of modern political activity. The first is…
Sue Marsh vs Chris Grayling
(h/t: Left Foot Forward, where you can read more about their exchange)
