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Boost the Economy – Give Every Child Free School Meals
Every Child Gets Fed As we look for ways to boost the economy and get much needed cash circulating, one thing we can do straight away is give every child at school a free school meal. Not only would...
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Are You Really in the Middle?
Here’s a really handy website from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, that can work out for you where you sit on the income distribution scale. Are you a high-earner, or are you low-paid? Just how rich...
View ArticleMelton Consults as Economy Gets Weaker
Melton Needs an Economic Boost Now Melton Council has today launched a consultation on economic strategy for the borough. According to the Melton Times “A DRAFT blueprint aiming to boost economic...
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Objective Harmony – The Return of Demand Based Economics
Demand Management? Given the current crisis of capitalism there are many commentators who are arguing that the left, or progressive side of politics, need to return to an over-arching counter-theory to...
View ArticleOne Nation Labour, What Does it Mean?
According to a post on the New Statesman website, Ed Miliband is determined to pursue the development of One Nation Labour as an ambitious and transformational intellectual project, as well as an...
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What’s the Definition of Community Politics?
Matthew O’Callaghan There’s a lot of debate within the Labour Party these days about the best way to engage voters and communities. As the traditional allegiances of paid-up members of all mainstream...
View ArticleTopsy-Turvey Economics of Fear
Only in the topsy-turvy world of Neo-Liberal economics can the further decline in Greek Gross Domestic Output (GDP) be called a triumph. And yet, that is what economically conservative newspapers like...
View ArticleFood Bank Debate – Watch How Nasty the Tories Realy Are
It’s worth watching this debate in parliament to see how nasty the Tories really are.
View ArticleFor What It’s Worth…
This is a post I’ve held back from writing because I didn’t want it to sound tetchy and add a siren voice to the election campaign. But now that the result of the general election is history, I can say...
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Out on the Stump
In June 2014 I spent some time in Loughborough on election day for the European Election with the Labour Candidates Rory Palmer, Khalid Hadadi and Matthew O’Callaghan, who was standing in the...
View ArticleGloomy December Morning – The Present I Didn’t Want
I’ll be honest, this is not one of the best mornings to be waking up and looking at the news. The Conservatives have trounced Labour in the general election, and its pretty depressing news for me, and...
View ArticleIs Patriotism Labour’s Secret Weapon?
Writing in today’s Observer newspaper, Will Hutton considers what the challenges are likely to be in a post-Brexit Britain. Top of his list is the breakup of the United Kingdom with another vote on...
View ArticleDoes Labour Vote For or Against the Brexit Deal?
If reports in the press are to be believed, we are approaching the endgame of Brexit. Well, maybe not the endgame, but the point when we are denied access to the EU’s single market, customs union, and...
View ArticleIn Politics We Need to Remeber That What Goes Up Must Come Down
Politics is a rough business. The worst job is the Leader of the Opposition. Sir Keir Starmer must be feeling the squeeze this morning as the Tories celebrate their win in Hartlepool, and left-wing...
View ArticleLabour Should Set Its Own Spending Agenda
Following the budget last week, in which Richie Sunak and Jeremy Hunt massively increased taxes to pay for their parties cumulative incompetence, some commentators suggested that the delayed spending...
View ArticleLabour’s Radical Meritocracy
Merit is a value system that recognises and rewards individual qualities such as talent, intelligence, skills, and effort. It is a principle that underpins a fair and equitable society by rewarding...
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Labour’s Media Policy: A Call for Clarity and Public Engagement
As the Labour Party gears up for the next general election, questions are emerging about their plans for the regulation and provision of media. While the party’s draft policy platform for 2024 offers a...
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