A 9% UKIP strategy isn’t a path to power. It’s a route to disaster
The unpredictability of the UKIP threat is still causing a major headache for the Labour Party – and…
Rachel Reeves
Labour could curb benefits for immigrants until they have worked in the UK
People immigrating from the EU would be stopped from claiming benefits until they have paid into the system…
Shadow Cabinet rankings – who is the runaway winner?
In the past we used to do a monthly “shadow cabinet rankings” to give LabourList readers an opportunity…
The Lib Dems and the Bedroom Tax – why they’re hypocrites
Nick Clegg’s comments on the Bedroom Tax this morning shows staggering hypocrisy. The Lib Dems have spent the…
Lib Dems have had 6 chances to oppose the Bedroom Tax – now they’ll have a 7th
The front page of the Daily Mirror this morning carries the news that Nick Clegg now opposes the…
The Tories economic offer? Rising poverty and inequality
Analysis published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has confirmed young people are being left behind by this…
Hammond – the man who confused Saddam Hussein with Bashar al-Assad – is Cameron’s new foreign secretary
Although we can’t yet be certain of who’s set to come into Cameron’s fold in this reshuffle, the…
Labour’s big hitters unite behind local government devolution plans
Today Ed Miliband is unveiling the Local Government Innovation Taskforce in Stevenage. It doesn’t sound like an exciting document,…
Cruddas is right: there’s something seriously wrong with Labour’s strategy
There have been a couple of worrying bits of news dribbling out of the Labour policy machine over…
Labour will reduce the role of outsourcing companies, says Reeves
If Labour win the general election next May, the Labour leadership have announced that they will reduce the…
