A higher salary in the most important institution in the UK would help restore the concept of public service.

After the death last week of former Labour leader, Michael Foot; a fresh look at his legacy as Labour’s leader.

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The recent split in the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), with party giant Lindsey German and 50 supporters leaving the party, continues a predictable pattern for the Left. Swiftly following the division of Respect into …

An ICM / Guardian poll revealed yesterday that the Conservatives’ lead is down three percent, whilst Labour and Liberal Democrat figures remain fairly steady. This highlights the growing concern at the possibility of a hung …

I keep hearing this thing about spin. As one blogger put it, “with Cameron, you don’t know where the spin ends and the policies begin.” This is the accusation the Conservatives and their leader stand …

Oh look, it’s a Monday. It must be time to talk about expenses again…
Since the Telegraph’s revelations more than nine months ago the issue of MPs and their gratuitous all you can eat approach to …

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At the Fabian Society’s New Year conference, Gordon Brown declared that “Labour is backing Britain’s aspirations; and we’re fighting to win”. Yet, what has been starkly apparent from the latest failed bid to bring …

“There’s no business like show business”, a famous woman once sung. This week, there was no business because of the snow business.  
“Why me?” a forklift driver, stuck on a snowed in road, cried. ‘Because you’re a …

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Almost 50 years ago, when prosecuting Penguin books for obscenity over the publication of D H Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, the crown council practically guaranteed his defeat at the outset by asking the jury …

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Recent years have unquestionably not been kind to the concept of human progression. The old Enlightenment ideology that humans can reliably apply ‘reason’ to reach a better understanding of the ‘truth’, thus allowing for …

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It seems strange that in 1997, just two words were powerful enough to symbolise both the Labour Party’s epic re-branding project and a fresh, optimistic vision for the future. They were also …

It is an unenviable task being a politician, expenses scandal or no expenses scandal, least of all when you find yourself between a furious rock and an unrepentant hard-place, as the Chancellor currently does. With …

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For those Tories who expected Gordon Brown to quit without a fight, the news that Labour will pass a law forcing the next government, whoever wins the election, to hold a …

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Old Age Pensions are the single most expensive scheme that the government spends money on. Politicians are desperate to court the ‘grey vote’, but pensions are so expensive, and the number of pensioners growing …

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In our latest debate on The Vibe, columnists James Richardson and Simon Stiel go head to head, to discuss the future of education in this country. With Labour using the Queen’s speech …

The government was defeated last week. A House of Lords amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill adding
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a ‘free speech’ clause to the legislation was held up despite the House of Commons voting against …