Together lets rebuild Britain – Ed Miliband’s NPF speech
It’s great to be with you today at our National Policy Forum in Birmingham. Labour Birmingham Labour, in…
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The NHS is being put at arm’s length of an elected government
Much of the anger about private influence in the NHS has focused on the provision of care. An…
A growing head of steam
If you’ve ever been to a trade union conference, you’ll have experienced the strange feeling of déjà vu.…
Progress and the GMB should be looking for ways to work together
I reacted to yesterday’s vote of condemnation of Progress at the GMB Conference, and the subsequent statement by…
A socially just welfare state would slash spending…says a lefty
The popular myth is that the welfare state props up workshy scroungers, who are – in the words…
Where are my sodding ballot papers?
I am genuinely enthusiastic about some of the candidates for Labour’s National Executive Committee and National Policy Forum.…
Spot the difference: How much money can a free school make?
As Political Scrapbook noted this afternoon: “Michael Gove uses the Leveson Inquiry as a platform to float right-wing…
Homes for London?
How’s this for a brazen piece of rebranding? On 20 April, with his re-election looming, Boris Johnson pledged…
Making Labour Policy: Who calls the tune?
Excellent election results and rising polls have brought a mood of unity and created space and time for…
Tax is always going to be taxing
This week saw the publication of the Final Report of the 2020 Tax Commission, issued by the pressure…
