Council Tax: Deal or no deal?
The clock is ticking. Councils have until March 18th to decide whether they want to take up the Government’s…
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On Progress, the NEC and “dodgy dossiers”
It’s getting dirty. The contest for the constituency places on the national executive committee (NEC) of the Labour…
The Culture Wars are back to distract us
This week saw the launch of the ludicrous “Coalition for Marriage” (though apparently they prefer C4M – I’m…
Balancing the books to deliver fairness and prosperity
Today I am giving my first major speech as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, addressing head on…
Labour’s strategy may be about to be tested to breaking point
They are so fragile and young, we can’t even call them green shoots. The recent indications of some…
Pressure mounts on Cameron and Lansley over NHS “reforms”
David Cameron will be attempting a spot of triage on his ailing NHS bill today as he holds…
The politics of the press room is failing Labour
I wrote on LabourList last month about Labour’s problem with seminar room politics. The point still stands. Our…
Why I’m sending out Lynton Crosby’s emails
This evening I took the unusual step of emailing my campaign’s supporters today to tell them what Boris…
Winning back women
In spite of the disproportionate impact of the coalition’s deficit reduction plan on women, polls show their votes…
Only Labour
Labour needs to think innovatively about public spending, so that the desire for fiscal credibility doesn’t come at…
