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Ed Balls calls for new ‘right to work’ with jobs plan to boost economy
Ed Balls will today put jobs at the centre of his Labour leadership campaign as he sets out a radical plan to ensure everyone of working age has the right to a job and the responsibility and requirement to take it.Ed is calling for a new guarantee to ensure that anyone unemployed for more than 18...
Supporting our armed forces through poetry : A competition
What is more important than remembering our Armed Forces?In the 20th century, millions of British soldiers died to protect our freedoms and way of life. In Iraq and Afghanistan every day our troops are risking their lives.That's why events like Armistice Day and Battle of Britain Day are vitally important:...
‘Clockwinder who couldn’t say no.’
A blissful day of cleansing sunshine. A trip to rural Leicestershire to meet Labour Party idealists was the perfect way to rinse the poison of Blair's treachery out of my mind. In his interview with Andrew Marr, he revelled in boasting that he abused his office to sabotage Labour Party...
For madmen only
Freudian slip by Mail subs when it comes to a piece about Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks‘ failure to find designers to dress her. “Christina appears to be part of a new trend moving toward a more healthy body image. The fashion industry has, to an extent, begun to join in with designers...
The Question.
Those who demanded that the referendum on whether law making powers should be granted to the National Assembly for Wales in all devolved policy areas should be held next month must be feeling a bit chastened today. The most significant person in this category is the First Minister, Carwyn Jones. I would...
Why I am voting for David Miliband
Here is a letter I have sent to all Labour Members in Ilford South......
What’s going on – postscript
I should have looked at my emails before blogging the last post. Here’s one from Chris Bryant, on the subject of his Ten Minute Rule Bill, which I don’t think he’ll mind me publishing. (As for Gove’s support; didn’t stop him blocking plans for at least one year’s compulsory...
What’s going on
We’ve just had the whip through for the next fortnight. (The whip is a piece of paper sent out by the whips telling you what the whip is… In other words, it’s to let MPs know what business is coming up and whether their presence is absolutely required or simply requested.) I’ve...
Toy Library at Oakridge Health Centre
This morning, I visited the Oakridge Health Centre, where children with additional needs and their parents can access a range of therapies through the Toy Library. I was truly inspired by the resilience, determination and love of the parents I met and by their children, who defy expectations with their...
Letter to Nick Clegg
David Cameron is taking paternity leave so I’ve sent the attached letter to Deputy PM, Nick Clegg. This episode needs clearing up, once and for all....
Tory Blair economics
Who said this: “If governments don’t tackle deficits, the bill is footed by taxpayers, who fear big deficits now mean big taxes in the future, the prospect of which reduces confidence, investment and purchasing power. This then increases the risk of a prolonged slump”? ...
Coulson latest
The NY Times piece on Coulson and phone-tapping for those who haven’t seen it yet. And that’s probably everyone except Guardian readers in the UK as the other media outlets seem (not at all) surprisingly reluctant to run with it. It seems to me that at the very least Scotland Yard ought to...
Blair admits overspending from 2005
The link is to the BBC story which includes the text:The UK should have addressed its public deficit back in 2005, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC.Speaking to Andrew Marr, Mr Blair said: "We should probably have taken a tougher fiscal position than we did."He said that this was also...
Countryside Awards
Aylesbury MP David Lidington is urging the local community to get involved in the sixth annual Countryside Alliance Awards, which are now open to public nomination. Everyone who supports rural businesses, produce, and communities is strongly encouraged to nominate their favourites, and to help the...
