10% no-show rate is only ‘normal’ in a failed company
Nick Buckles, Chief Executive of embattled security firm G4S, has made plenty of astonishing statements these past few…
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Cameron is in a whole heap of trouble – mostly of his own making
It’s a basic rule of politics that you need to secure your base. Without a sound platform of…
London isn’t a foreign country
Like many Scots, each week I make the journey between Glasgow and London, and when I step off…
A Unit-Ed Kingdom?
This morning at the Royal Festival Hall (symbolism), in a speech sandwiched between the Jubilee (symbolism), the European…
A day to remember, celebrate and give back
Today most people are looking back at the remarkable celebrations of the Jubilee weekend. It’s right that we…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Jubilee
“… Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our…
Labour’s case for industry
Manufacturing has a unique place in British history. Since the days of the industrial revolution it has been…
The way Labour feel about the NHS
Some things in politics are technocratic. Some are ideological, some things are pragmatic, some are defensive, some optimistic.…
The gold I want to go for
My call for civil disobedience around the time of the Olympic Games caused a media storm last week. …
5 new economic messages for Labour in 2012
The Guardian today highlights a little anxiety among the Shadow Cabinet about the difficulty in finding the right…
