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If, like me, you think today's leadership result is fantastic news, do spare a thought for Alistair Campbell. He's clearly a little ...

Sometimes I wish the world was run by a secretive elite. If it was, it would be a lot more interesting than it in fact is. There is a ce...

"Politics is all about struggle", so began the first lecture on political ideas I attended as a new undergraduate. The lectur...

Just a very quick post to plug the Right to Strike campaign - there is no more important battle in Britain at the moment than the one a...

As the Tories unveil new anti-union legislation.

The word 'tragedy' is over-used in politics. But if has application anywhere it is surely to the journey from the high-point of ...

Ten years ago today I was at home. A plumber was doing some work on the boiler. As the horrible events of the morning unfolded I, like other...