Why we can’t tackle inequality without strong trade unions
In 2009, David Cameron said research by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett “has shown that among the richest countries,…
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If the policy review is being “parked”, Cruddas needs to get it moving, not trash it
Recently I was at a event when a member of the Shadow Cabinet tapped me on the shoulder.…
Labour should commit to nuclear disarmament
Labour is committed to achieving global nuclear disarmament. Or at least I hope it is. The party pointed…
Boris Johnson is a failure – on nine counts
Last month marked the halfway point of Boris Johnson’s second term as Mayor of London, and the completion…
Balls calls for the OBR to scrutinise political party spending
Ed Balls, shadow chancellor of the exchequer, is calling for the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) to scrutinise…
Whatever happened to Labour’s moral crusade?
Who’d be a British political leader at the moment? Clegg is “toxic”. Cameron looks set to lose the Juncker…
Reports suggest Labour considering replacing the Lords with an “indirectly elected” Senate
Labour’s position on Lords reform has long been that peers should be replaced by democratically elected representatives, and…
Labour needs to deliver the best of times for all
“The best of times and the worst of times” – Charles Dickens wrote 160 years ago to begin…
The question Labour needs to answer: What will be your first big cut?
If Labour win next year, if we form a government, if Ed Miliband is the Prime Minister, then…
Labour needs to sit up and pay attention to teachers
Last week, teachers in England and Wales set off from their constituencies to lobby their elected representatives in the…
