Recall is the thin end of the wedge
Today sees the conclusion of the committee stage of the Recall of MPs Bill. Contrary to the siren calls…
MPs
However MPs voted on airstrikes – they must now hold the government to account
Britain is now at war with ISIL. At some point over the weekend that will cease to be…
How do you solve a problem like Austin the attention-seeker?
Last week Austin Mitchell popped up in the Mail on Sunday (perhaps the most virulently anti-Labour paper there…
Stella Creasy vs Austin Mitchell on AWS and women in Parliament
Last night Labour MPs Austin Mitchell and Stella Creasy went head to head on Newsnight over Mitchell’s comments…
Weekly Survey: Zero hours, Axelrod – and do you care if you MP is “local”?
Ed Miliband made a set of commitments last week, pledging that a Labour government will crack down on…
In praise of Simon Danczuk
Simon Danczuk has led the front pages this week with his explosive account of how an MP could…
MPs should not be employing their own staff
Over the weekend, Eric Joyce made a very sensible suggestion. He may have a penchant for violence that…
We need to stop pigeon-holing women into typical “women’s issue” roles
The result of the 1997 election was groundbreaking for Labour, not only because it broke the Wilderness years…
If Miliband wants “power to the people” – he’ll give them the power to recall MPs
This morning the Independent reports that plans to introduce the right of recall for MPs has been shelved…
10 things you need to know about Ed Miliband’s party reforms
Ed Miliband has confirmed – in an interview with the Guardian this evening – the details of his…
