A new, local early years infrastructure
All politicians seem to revere social mobility as a policy objective, but, in my experience, very few fully…
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The birds, the bees and the Tories
When I recently suggested on Twitter that in order to win the next election, Labour must appeal to…
A real Plan B – before it’s too late
So today, the Telegraph (of all papers) carries an article on IMF warnings to relax our austerity programme. They point out…
Beware unscrupulous lettings agents
Tom Copley’s London Eye Around eighteen months ago I was going through the process of renewing my tenancy…
Iain McNicol – Q & A
A year ago today Iain McNicol was selected by the Labour Party NEC as General Secretary. To mark…
Labour needs a European shopping list too
For David Cameron struggling to tame Douglas Carswell and Liam Fox now, read John Major battling with the…
What’s Labour’s answer to the Tories’ likely election – renegotiate – referendum on the EU approach?
So William Hague has launched the FCO review of the competences of the EU (essentially, an examination of…
Labour’s London Borough’s are responding to the housing crisis – we must ensure that others do the same
It’s widely acknowledged that London is in the middle of a housing crisis. An increasing population and a lack…
Fisking the case against Lords reform
If Labour has a sense of triumphalism or schadenfreude at the withdrawal of the programme motion on the…
What the Tories have in mind for Police and Crime Commissioners…
The debate about ‘politics and policing’ is stepping up a gear or two. The announcement by Simon Weston…
