“Labour values” launches with mass movement objective
A new website was launched today by a group of London-based Labour activists. “Labour values” contains campaign case studies & three key goals for party reform.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Northern Ireland: The challenges facing Mr Cameron
With David Cameron visiting Wales today – and following his visit to Scotland on Friday – we look ahead to what awaits the prime minister in Northern Ireland.
Increase in adult participation in learning
Each year, during Adult Learners’ Week, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education publishes a survey of adult participation in learning in the UK.
Labour membership up 13,000 as angry Lib Dems desert
The Labour Party’s membership has shot up since election day, rising by more than 13,000 to 167,000 – a rise of 8.5 per cent.
David Miliband ahead in early endorsements
Left Foot Forward is keeping tabs on the endorsement of candidates during Labour’s leadership election. David Miliband is narrowly in the lead with 16 to Ed’s 14.
Labour must not underestimate challenges posed by new govt
Panelists at the Next Left conference stressed the need for Labour not to underestimate the threat posed by the new government, echoing Ed Miliband’s comments.
Osborne slurs Treasury’s integrity
George Osborne uses an interview in today’s Financial Times to continue his attack on the Treasury’s fiscal forecasts. The estimates are made by civil servants.
Politics Summary: Monday, May 17th
The front page of several papers focuses on the first cuts of the new Government. The Guardian reports that Chancellor George Osborne will set out plans for an audit of the country’s finances and begin the process of cutting publictest
No place for women in Cam-Clegg’s “new politics”
As David Cameron announces his final ministerial line-up, one must ask: Where are all the women?
Campaign 2010: Election leaflets unspun
TheStraightChoice.org crowd sources photographs and details of election leaflets in real-time. During the election they collected more than 5,000 leaflets.