How can Labour make devolution to English cities a reality?
Ed Miliband’s pledge that a Labour Government in 2015 would deliver “the biggest economic devolution of power to…
Devolution
Labour to introduce regional ministers, announces Dugher
Michael Dugher, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, has announced that Labour would introduce regional ministers as a…
Full text: Miliband’s speech on regional devolution
In a speech in Birmingham today, Ed Miliband outlined how he’d devolve at least £20 billion of government…
Moving power closer to you – Miliband’s £20 billion boost for cities and regions
Miliband has been criticised in recent weeks – including by me – for the lack of boldness in…
Towards a people’s railway for Scotland
By Mick Whelan and Karin Christiansen As delegates meet this weekend for the Scottish Labour Conference in Perth, there are…
Devolution is what Scottish Labour does
Herbert Morrison once said that “socialism is what the Labour Party does”. In other words, Labour is a…
Scottish labour outlines plans for greater devolution on Income Tax and Housing Benefit
Ahead of Scottish Labour conference on Friday – and the independence referendum which takes place in precisely six…
Gordon Brown unveils 6 point plan for Scotland (and Britain)
Many people had been wondering why Gordon Brown hasn’t been more involved in the debate around the Scottish…
Is Labour’s rift on greater tax powers for Scotland opening up again?
Last month we reported that many Scottish Labour MPs were planning on staying away from the party’s annual…
We will not solve our problems by pulling levers in Whitehall
Last week was Labour’s power week. Ed Miliband and myself set out the approach Labour will take to…
