Labour Party: Lifting the lid on Labour’s employment policy
There is a mirage-like quality to much of Labour’s current employment policy. Many of the party’s ideas look great on first glance, but closer inspection reveals them to be insubstantial, flawed, or...
View ArticleLabour: Time to bring back the School Sports Policy?
Team GB’s medal haul last weekend has fulfilled the promise of the London Games to inspire a generation. Over 11 million tuned in to watch Saturday’s events, and the successes of Jessica Ennis, Mo...
View ArticleOur exam obsession fails our young
Last week’s surprise GCSE results catapulted the issue of academic standards to the top of the public agenda. A 0.4% drop in the number of students receiving A* to C grades led to questions over...
View ArticleLabour: Does Ed Miliband measure up to David Cameron?
Ed Miliband is a wimp. Ed Miliband is too dumb to be Prime Minister. Ed Miliband isn’t as likeable as David Cameron. The findings of the latest Ipsos-Mori poll on the leadership qualities of Ed and...
View ArticleEd Miliband has stepped into the shoes of a future Prime Minister
No holding back. No half measures. No compromises. Ed’s conference speech laid out clearly and unequivocally what he stands for and what our party stands for too. He triumphed performing that most...
View ArticleLabour: Blocking the Mansion Tax shows Cameron’s true colours
Labour wondered how the Conservatives would respond to Ed Miliband’s ‘One Nation’ rhetoric. Would Cameron be thrown onto the defensive against claims he is presiding over a cruel and divisive...
View ArticleWhat Labour can learn from Barack Obama’s victory across the pond
Barack Obama has a knack for making history. In 2008, he became the first African-American man to assume the Presidency. This Tuesday, he also became the president with the highest unemployment rate...
View ArticleLabour: Courting Lib Dem voters may pay dividends for Labour in 2015
There are many reasons to be content if you are a Labour supporter at the moment. The party’s summer poll lead over the Tories has lasted the autumn, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls’ are increasingly seen as...
View ArticleLabour: Will fear or faith determine 2015 General Election?
It’s the season for looking forward to the New Year and planning for the future. For both Labour and the Conservatives, all efforts will be focused on building a fail-safe electoral strategy for 2015....
View ArticleSelf-serving Liberal Democrats are just out to save their own skins
It must have been like old days. The plucky Liberal Democrats, perennial underdogs, marching through the division lobbies to thwart the undemocratic ambitions of a heartless government. This sort of...
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