The case for Young Person’s Police Commissioners
What does a 16 year old know about crime and policing – that a 50-something experienced Police Commissioner…
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Guns, gangs and grime
As we stood in the boxing club overlooking the sprawling Stonebridge estate, Lefty, a former member of the…
Labour should develop a national mentoring programme
How children go onto do later in life isn’t just a factor of whether they develop crucial basic…
Globalisation and Internationalism
Last week I was delighted to spend the first half of the week in Strasbourg visiting and learning…
Representing “Ill Manors”
As I’m writing this blog post on the train, a muffled woman’s voice is just about audible over…
Let’s reform the House of Lords – but not Nick Clegg’s way
Like most democrats, I strongly favour a wholly elected House of Lords, but the government’s draft Bill for…
Hypocritical Lansley backs Ken over “full-time Mayor” pledge
This morning Ken Livingstone was at Downing Street, calling for a change to the Greater London Act, prohibiting the…
Feltham and Heston – The Shortlist
Less than 24 hours after the party stopped accepting CVs for the Feltham and Heston selection, the shortlist…
Who will be Labour’s candidate in Feltham and Heston?
This morning we told you that the Labour Party is conducting a quickfire selection process for the vacant…
Kill Blue Labour – before it kills us
Although ‘Blue Labour’ purports to be a radical departure from New Labour, it is based on faulty assumptions…
