Red and wrong: Labour No to AV’s dubious claims
Dr Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, takes apart the arguments against AV used by some in the Labour party.
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Miliband’s “squeezed middle” message gains ground
Dominic Browne reports on how Ed Miliband’s “squeezed middle” message is gaining ground in many quarters.
Cameron doesn’t get it on disability reform’s mobility payments
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition have debated whether a cut to a vital support for some of the most vulnerable in our society was indeed, a cut. Ed Miliband asked whether the coalition would consider reversing the decision to axe the Disability Living Allowance Mobility Payments for 83,000 claimants of the benefit living in care homes – as detailed in Part 4, clause 83 of the welfare reform bill.
Budget 2011: The view from the devolved nations
Ed Jacobs reviews the economic situation in the devolved nations and how the budget could feed into it.
Clegg needs to radically change his approach to Labour
David Hall-Matthews, chair of the Social Liberal Forum, outlines four reasons why Nick Clegg needs to radically change his approach to Labour.
Miliband fires starting gun on Scottish elections campaign
With just weeks to go until voters in Scotland get the chance to elect their government and parliament for the next five years, Scottish Labour held their spring conference in Glasgow at the weekend, reports Ed Jacobs.
Miliband makes case for AV at launch of Labour YES campaign
Tonight, Labour leader Ed Miliband made the case for electoral reform in a key note address at the launch of the Labour Yes campaign, reports Shamik Das.
Miliband to warn of “cost of living crisis”
Ed Miliband will warn this morning of a “cost of living crisis” at the launch of the Resolution Foundation’s Commission on Living Standards, reports Shamik Das.
Labour must speak not only for organised labour
As predictable headlines follow Ed Miliband committing to speak at the TUC rally on March 26th, Rob Marchant takes a more detached look at how the relationships between Party, movement and workplace demographics interact.
Who owns the fair ground?
Labour struggles to define itself, as “fairness” is on everyone’s lips, reports George Hull, researcher and teacher of political philosophy at UCL.