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Labour are asking the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to begin launching an inquiry into petrol pricing on the forecourt. The purpose of the inquiry would be to analyse whether competition is working and ensure that any drop in the…
When you think of the more radical members of the Shadow Cabinet, who do you think of? Maybe Jon Cruddas? Perhaps Jon Trickett? Or maybe no-one at all. But perhaps Maria Eagle is one of the radicals at the Shadow Cabinet table. She’s…
This week, Labour launched a petition to halt the privatisation of the East Coast franchise, which has already been signed by thousands of people. This follows the Survation poll that showed the majority of the public opposes the…
Labour have launched a co-ordinated last minute effort to stop the privatisation of the East Coast Main Line. Following Shadow Transport Secretary Michael Dugher's letter to the Transport Department's top civil servant last week, where he…
As we reported yesterday in his first interview since becoming Shadow Transport Secretary, Michael Dugher, said that he wanted to start championing motorists, and end Labour's 'war on drivers'. John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister…
Gordon Brown declared this week that he will stand down as an MP in May. In his article on Brown's legacy, Mark Ferguson notes his "Shakespearian levels of complexity and contradiction". Still very popular with most Labour members, the…
The Fabian Society this week has produced a new report calling for wide scale transfer of powers away from central government to regional authorities. Marcus Roberts, author of the report, and Deputy General Secretary of the Fabians…
Michael Dugher, the new Shadow Transport Secretary, has said that he wants to start championing motorists, by focussing on issues such as potholes, expensive insurance, carriageway closures, and fuel tax. Dugher made this announcement in…
So, with some surprise, the East Coast franchise has not been won by a foreign public sector operator but by a private sector operator: a Virgin/Stagecoach joint venture. Mick Cash of the RMT has called it "an act of utter betrayal”. It’s…
Labour have reacted angrily to the news this morning that the rights to run the East Coast Main Line, which is currently run by a public operator, has been won by a consortium of Virgin and Stagecoach. The franchise has been in public hands…
After speaking at Scottish Labour's Gala Dinner last night, Ed Miliband is in Manchester today to talk about English Devolution - and in particular, plans for an "English Devolution Act" and a "regional cabinet" made up of relevant…
Today Andy Sawford is highlighting the fact that, when it comes to the railways, this Government has a problem: East Coast. In 2009 Labour took East Coast into public ownership when the private operator walked away from the franchise…
