SNP and Labour trade blows over Murdoch links
Amidst the almost hour-by-hour developments in the phone hacking scandal questions are now being asked over the SNP’s links to Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
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Labour should break from the consensus and call for Greece to default
Labour needs to have an independent voice on Greece; the party’s internationalism puts it on the side of the Greek people, writes Labour MP Barry Gardiner.
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.
The race for Inverclyde
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs interviews the candidates ahead of Thursday’s Inverclyde by-election, caused by the tragic death of David Cairns.
What’s the alternative?
What’s the alternative? Newington and East Walworth Labour party are holding a debate in Southwark for local residents on the alternative to the Coalition’s cuts.
Cameron’s reforms take us to the edge of the cliff
It’s been called ‘slippery slope’ politics, and it’s a threat to all the Left hold dear; Natan Doron gives a timely warning over the latest Tory tactics.
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.
The wisdom of Labour’s dalliance with conservatism remains to be seen
Blue Labour has been a reawakening for the Labour Party – but it coincides with a yearning for a half-remembered dream and risks alienating the broad centre-left.
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.