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2014, Labour's year of...reducing energy poverty

2 January 2014

Since Ed Miliband announced Labour’s plan for a 20 month energy price freeze at Labour conference in Brighton energy has never strayed far from the top of the political agenda. Freezing prices for 20 months, whilst we implement our broader package...

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Back to year zero: the truth about zero hours contracts

2 January 2014

At long last, the exploitative nature of zero hours contracts is out in the open. But although they have become widely discussed by politicians and the news media, I am not sure that either side of the political divide has...

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2014, Labour's year of...Party reform

31 December 2013

We face an enormous struggle to get rid of the present lousy administration in less than 18 months time so the last thing the Labour movement needs is to spend precious time navel gazing. Sadly we are committed to doing...

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2014, Labour's year of...Supporting the EU referendum

30 December 2013

Whatever is the Labour Party doing dithering about whether or not to support an in/out referendum on Europe?  Unusually electoral tactics and principle are aligned. 80 per cent of the electorate want a referendum and constitutionally they have never given...

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2014, Labour's year of...International development

29 December 2013

In the digital age of YouTube, Twitter, camera-phones and an instant and round the clock news, natural disasters on the other side of the world flash on our screens within moments of happening. The death and destruction caused isn’t previewed...

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