Labour failing to tackle Conservative myths on the economy, claims Welsh MP
Labour MP Geraint Davies has warned that the party has not done enough to tackle the line that Labour is responsible for the country’s economic mess.
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Opinion: In praise of Caroline Lucas
Lewis Coyne is a member of SERA: Labour’s Environment Campaign. He writes here in a personal capacity. On Tuesday the Green MP Caroline Lucas was released on bail following her arrest in the West Sussex village of Balcombe. Lucas hadtest
The meddling Prince Charles
It has emerged that the Prince of Wales has aides working in government departments which raises questions about his political neutrality.
Tories take hundreds of thousands from hedge fund managers while giving them a tax cut
The Conservative Party received over a million pounds in just three months from donors who had private dinners with David Cameron and other senior ministers. This includes £694,370 from donors in the financial sector, including hedge fund managers.
Nigel Farage compares himself to Darwin and Galileo
In an interview with Alex Kane for Lisburn’s 98FM, Nigel Farage has compared himself to Charles Darwin, Galileo and… Michael O’Leary of Ryanair.
The Tory plans to keep quiet in Scotland
The Conservative Party has outlined its plans on how to increase the number of seats it holds in Scotland by pledging to keep its head down and keep quiet.
Cameron protects Tory advisor Lynton Crosby and sweeps aside need to tell the truth
In this week’s big political interview on the Andrew Marr show, David Cameron showed clear contempt for the public by giving patronising responses to questions about the role played by a Tory advisor in government decisions.
Five crazy ideas from the Tories’ new policy chiefs
Last week it was announced that the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) was to lead the Conservative Party’s policy development. The aim, according to the CPS press release, is to “feed through new ideas for both immediate implementation and the next Conservative manifesto in 2015”.
Message to Simon Danczuk MP: Being wrong is not the same as being racist
Labour MP Simon Danczuk, the MP who recently clashed with Owen Jones on the Daily Politics over the Spending Review, has a piece in today’s Telegraph in which he writes that the politics of the Labour left “should be viewed in the same way as we view the views of the BNP”.
Five party reforms Ed Miliband should consider in the wake of Falkirk
In the wake of the Falkirk scandal there is increasing pressure on Labour leader Ed Miliband to distance his party from the trade unions. Some within Labour’s own ranks are even calling for the link between Labour and the trade unions to be severed.