Why Labour should back a democratic second chamber
My constituents are struggling badly as the deflationary effects of George Osborne’s austerity Budgets and 2010 Comprehensive Spending…
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Lords reform? Get serious
A myth is being formed that the three main political parties in the UK were in agreement over…
Workfare is pernicious – and Unite will boycott it
Cast your minds back to the pre-coalition days of 2010, when five Liberal Democrat MPs signed an early…
Loose talk about being more leftwing – is it justified?
There seems to be a lot of rather loose talk at the moment based around how much more…
Listening and learning – lessons from Birmingham
Last weekend I was in Birmingham for Labour’s National Policy Forum. The NPF has had its merits and…
A historic milestone for Young Labour
This weekend will mark a milestone in Young Labour’s history. Winning the right to decide our own policy…
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…
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…
