Peter Hitchens: Bring back 19th-century prisons
Far-right polemicist Peter Hitchens has said he’d like prisons to return to how they were in the 19th-century, and said he “doesn’t believe” in rehabilitation.
Ed Miliband
Ed 2.0 blogs his way out of trouble
In what could be a sign of things to come, Ed Miliband used social media to take on his critics and defend his position over yesterday’s strikes, reports Shamik Das.
Where next for Ed’s speeches?
Asher Dresner analyses Ed Miliband’s speech to the National Policy Forum on Saturday, and looks at where the Labour leader can improve in future speeches.
Kellner: Labour needs a vision of “Total Britain”
The president of YouGov, Peter Kellner, has argued that Labour party allusions to ‘middle Britain’ are “no longer useful” for developing a political strategy.
Miliband: “Our ambition is to be more than a party; Labour must be a cause”
Ed Miliband will challenge his party to look outward not inward, become a “genuine movement” and be more open to the public in a speech to Labour activists today.
Sinning with statistics: Frank Field on welfare and immigration
There is no question of Frank Field lying: but there are other ways to sin with statistics – as Mr Field proves through his analysis of benefit payments.
Tory and Labour peers look set to frustrate Clegg on Lords reform
There was further frustrating news for proponents of constitutional change yesterday, as it emerged the committee on Lords reform is to be packed with opponents of change.
Miliband shows signs of winning the war of words for modern Britain
Ed Miliband’s headline political messages have proved adept at analysing and encapsulating the issues facing Britain – and in a way that people can relate to.
PMQs cancer row: MacMillan back Miliband
David Cameron and Ed Miliband clashed over welfare reform and its impact on cancer patients at Prime Minister’s Questions, with MacMillan Cancer Research backing Miliband.
What does responsibility actually mean to those at the top?
Ed Miliband’s speech marks something new, and suggests a significant shift. So what does this responsibility mean when it comes to those at the top of society?