What if the Paris attacks weren’t just about free speech?
Just a week after the horrific attacks in Paris, we have already started engaging in a dialogue of…
ISIS
Who is the mystery person paying for private polling on Cameron’s holiday plans?
Recently, I was sent some screenshots of an online survey – conducted over the summer – on unfolding…
“This is the hardest test, but the aim is clear” – Watch Ed Miliband’s Iraq statement
Ed Miliband this morning spoke in favour of UK involvement in airstrikes on ISIL in Iraq. He said:…
How many Labour MPs will rebel over Iraq airstrikes?
The debate over airstrikes in Iraq against ISIL is ongoing this afternoon in the Commons. It’s clear that…
Ed Miliband’s full Commons statement on Iraq airstrikes
Mr Speaker, I rise to support the government motion concerning military action against ISIL in Iraq. It is…
LabourList readers back airstrikes – but ground troops are out of the question
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander confirmed on ITV’s Good Morning Britain earlier today that Labour will be supporting…
Miliband says Labour will back airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq (but, not yet, in Syria)
After a a hastily arranged Shadow Cabinet meeting this afternoon in Manchester, Ed Miliband has announced this evening…
We should stop pretending we can do anything about ISIS anytime soon
Last week in Syria, the Islamist rebel group Islamic Front announced an alliance with the Communist Kurdish YPG…
The USA and UK are about to fall straight into the ISIS trap
Just a few months ago, it was common for many analysts to be dismissive of ISIS because of…
ISIS and Assad are symbiotic – they must be confronted together
In the last week there has been much discussion about co-operating with Assad in order to confront ISIS.…
