I don’t want to go back to the 80s
The comedy of Stewart Lee, who I went to see last night, works for me on several levels.…
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Is it time for affirmative action in our universities?
According to the Sutton Trust high-attaining comprehensive school students are significantly less likely to attend any of Britain’s…
The case for a “Mansion Tax”
Nearly eighteen months after the General Election, Labour, it seems, finally has an economic argument beyond vaguely opposing…
Youth, empathy and placards
Yesterday’s unemployment figures are a serious indictment of the failure of the Government’s economic policy. Although parliament was…
The Tory right are revolting – part 2
Earlier this week on LabourList: The 1922 Committee is squirming in agony. They occasionally question the proposal of…
Tory donor attacks Cameron’s leadership
A former Tory donor has attacked David Cameron’s leadership of the Tory Party, publishing a book “Goodbye Dave”…
What does Labour stand for when “there’s no money left”?
“There’s no money left” It’s a phrase that will echo (mis)quoted down the ages. The Tories (and their…
WANTED: Labour’s NHS Policy
The Labour opposition front bench put up a whimpering resistance to the NHS reforms. As a result we…
Why Bevan is a Labour Hero
Last night Ed Balls gave the 2011 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture – we’ve reproduced the lecture here in…
Young knife crime victims up 29% under Boris Johnson
Back in 2008, Boris Johnson said “I will never accept defeat, and I believe that by using all the…
