Labour must be the party of national recovery
“Decency. Principle. Values.” Can Labour’s election campaign recover from the damaging revelations about the ideas which sustain Ed…
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We don’t need leaked memos to understand what Sturgeon wants
I found it difficult to get excited about the Telegraph story alleging SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon had told…
My Political Race
My Political Race is an unlikely tale. It’s a story about my time on the political frontline as…
5 things we learned from Ed Miliband’s debate notes
Ed Miliband’s debate notes were left in a room in Salford after the TV debate on Thursday night.…
What Sturgeon can’t deny – a Tory government makes independence more likely, and that’s what matters to the SNP
Ever since the front page of The Telegraph – which claimed that the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon would prefer…
The final sweep
In the final weeks before the general election, as the rapid pursuit for promises becomes more fraught, the…
How Labour should rule: low pay and low skills
How should Labour rule? In this election campaign we’ve got a critique and some policies. Come May 7…
Last night Miliband put himself on a par with Cameron – but this debate will be forgotten before the Easter eggs are opened
A debate designed by David Cameron to be confusing, unclear and somewhat chaotic did its job last night.…
What’s a reasonable expectation for Miliband’s performance tonight?
The expectations for Ed Miliband’s performance last week were – unfairly – very low. After years of brutal…
How some concerns about immigration are, well, a little bit racist
Out canvassing in South London this week, the issue of immigration came up time and again. One of…
