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I have, or at least I think I have, Norovirus. As a result I am sat at home whiling away the hours until my stomach starts to feel marginally more confident that I can leave the house. The upside to Norovirus, if there is one, is that it…
By Ann Pittard The minister charged with planning, Nick Boles, this week joined the chorus of those looking for more English land to build upon with his claim that we should find 2-3% more land to build on. This chimes well with the…
So much of our political debate nowadays is viewed through a London filter. Housing shortages, fears about knife crime, worrying about decent secondary schools; they are all are legitimate concerns for people in every part of the country –…
The population of England and Wales has increased by 3.7 million since 2002 which represents a huge logistical challenge not just in terms of planning local services but also in terms of addressing the widening democratic deficit in England…
The national significance of local election results is usually viewed through the lens of how well Labour did in the South. This is, of course, absolutely right if the exam question is ‘Can Labour win an overall majority?’ But if the…
Today saw two great old titans of British football face off in one of the FA Cup Quarter Finals. Two teams who have put their fans through the wringer plenty of times in recent years. Two sets of fans who keep on coming back for more, and…
A report published this week by the Local Data Company on the number of empty shops on our high streets highlights further the North-South divide, as well the dire economic situation many small and medium sized businesses are in. The…
Over the weekend I was in Blackpool (or, as Ed Miliband and everyone else described themselves over the weekend, 'proud to be back in a Labour Blackpool'), at the regional conference of Labour North West and North West Young Labour. Here is…
By Chris Hughes / @ChrisDHughes Two wrongs don't make a right. On Tuesday, I could only watch as thugs attempted to break the very spirit that has rebuilt Manchester since the IRA bomb. With teary eyes, I looked on as vandals, of all ages…
By William Bain MP The recent University and College Union analysis of the number of adults without any educational qualifications across Britain has provoked genuine concern and debate about inequality and social mobility in our country…
By Chi Onwurah MP / @ChiOnwurah This time last year Cleggmania was at its peak. He had been the surprise 'winner' of the first live leaders' debate on April 15th and some said the second a week later showed it was not a blip, he really was…
Dear David Cameron, My name is Grace Fletcher-Hackwood and I'm a Labour candidate in Manchester, the greatest city in the world. You might remember Manchester as the city whose budget you slashed by 21%, causing 2000 job losses, library…
