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…
MPs
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…
How to take the toxicity out of the MP’s salaries debate
The long drawn out process of giving MPs a divisive and unnecessary pay rise has been going on…
The Pritchard investigation shows once again why we need action on MPs’ second jobs
The Daily Telegraph has reported today that the senior Conservative MP Mark Pritchard allegedly offered to use his…
Labour MPs are almost as bad as Tories when it comes to hiring relatives, data shows
At least 72 Conservative MPs and 65 Labour MPs have employed family members as staff and paid for…
