Left Foot Forward
Lab 2012: Miliband unveils vision to inspire the “forgotten 50 per cent”
At the Labour Party Conference today, Ed Miliband will set out big reforms in education and apprenticeships to address the needs of the “forgotten 50 per cent”.
Lab 2012: Lamont and Jones stand their ground
Johann Lamont and Carwyn Jones maintained their opposing positions on universality and "freebies" in speeches to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.
Lab 2012: Wales and Scotland lead the way
At the Labour Party Conference, it is Scotland and Wales is providing the testing ground for the two debates likely to dominate much of the party conference.
Comment: Ulster’s Covenant at 100 – what does the future look like?
Paul Hagan explores the position of the UUP 100 years after the Ulster Covenant. Is there still a place for them in Northern Irish politics?
Fiscal union within the UK is the foundation of Scotland’s future growth and fairness
Willie Bain MP explains why Scotland is stronger staying in a fiscal union with the UK, especially during a times of recession, like the one we are in.
Lamont questions future of universal freebies – mature politics or political suicide?
Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont this week gave a speech challenging the orthodoxies of Scottish politics, threatening an end to some universal benefits.