Paul Hackett argues that Labour’s future electoral strategy must not be sidetracked by misconceptions about past defeat
Archive for February, 2011
Coalition split as Tories demand UK ECHR withdrawal
By Ben Fox /Friday, February 18th, 2011Conservative ministers have asked government legal advisors to consider the possibility of Britain leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, following last week’s vote in the House of Commons to reject the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on giving voting rights to prisoners serving sentences of four years or less.
Murphy pledges armed forces priorities
By Bernard Purcell /Friday, February 18th, 2011Military service personnel and veterans would be given guaranteed priorities in areas such as healthcare and housing under any future Labour government, Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy promised.
Ken Livingstone
By Ken Livingstone /Friday, February 18th, 2011The Big Society will fail – let’s build a better one
Climate change drama, hot stuff and lukewarm
By Aleks Sierz /Friday, February 18th, 2011Greenland
National Theatre, London
Tory cuts will cost every London household £200
By Keith Richmond /Friday, February 18th, 2011Every home in London will be £200 worse off as a result of cuts by central government aided and abetted by the Mayor of London. Labour members of the London Assembly accuse him of failing to stand up for the capital and, instead, of championing the Conservative cuts.
When the going gets tough
By Tribune Editorial /Friday, February 18th, 2011David Cameron declares that he faces an “incredibly difficult” year as the spending cuts bite into his personal popularity. Good. It is only just that a Prime Minister who declares the dismantling of society’s underpinning framework as his “passion”, a “burning mission” and his “duty” is expecting what he calls a “tough year”. Not half as tough as it is going to be for the victims of the Tory-led coalition’s austerity policies.
Big Society by Andy Bunday
By Tribune Web Editor /Friday, February 18th, 2011Cartoon by Andy Bunday. More at www.tribunecartoons.com
PM attempts to refloat Big Society intiative as Cohen climbs aboard
By Bernard Purcell /Friday, February 18th, 2011Prime Minister David Cameron this week sought once more to give fresh impetus to his Big Society initiative by enlisting respected financiers and launching a volunteer scheme for pupils who have completed their GCSEs.
Brussel and Westminster under a malign influence
By Ben Fox /Friday, February 18th, 2011Ben Fox describes the efforts being made in Europe to bring the legions of lobbyists into line. Britain should take note