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Welcome to... The Northern Ireland office
10 October 2013
Northern Ireland, as well as being an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, is a place that stirs up all manner of emotions in many of us. Cast-iron preconceptions of its politics and culture are common among those who have...
Continue ReadingWelcome to… DCLG
9 October 2013
It’s hard to believe that Britain’s economy is on the mend when living standards are falling for millions of people on middle and lower incomes. And it’s even harder to feel like you have a decent standard of living when...
Continue ReadingWelcome to... Defra
9 October 2013
When heading up the transport brief for Labour Maria Eagle showed a great ability to apply one nation politics to transport policy. She was brave enough to engage with questions of ownership and also to chart a course that would...
Continue ReadingLessons learned: Building a new economy
8 October 2013
In his first speech as leader of the Labour party, Ed Miliband said “we face a choice: we can return to business as usual or we can challenge old thinking to build a new economy”. Recent polling published by the Fabian...
Continue ReadingMaternity cuts widen the equality gap
8 October 2013
Fringe events first thing in the morning are about as attractive as Danny Dyer films and sometimes, as tiring and predictable to sit through. Still, Danny Dyer has just joined EastEnders and a large crowd of Brighton delegates did turn...
Continue ReadingHis own man: Why the Daily Mail is wrong
7 October 2013
New polling yesterday shows that the majority of the public back Ed Miliband over the Daily Mail's claim that his father Ralph was the ‘man who hated Britain’. As debate over the issue continues, it strikes me that the preposterous...
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