The new TUC general-secretary needs to make unions truly relevant once again By Denis MacShane —The trade union...

The new TUC general-secretary needs to make unions truly relevant once again By Denis MacShane —The trade union...
Is industry rushing in where politicians fear to tread? For 25 years it is has been a golden rule of British defence...
Lenin called them 'useless fools'. They were the gullible idiots of the left who supported Sovietism even after it...
As Olympic gold fever dies down, normal political life will be resumed. One of the big debates in the next period will...
Soon this glorious summer of medals will turn into a winter of three discontents – no growth except in poverty, cuts...
Ed Miliband's visit to Paris is a remarkable coup after just two years as leader. Neil Kinnock was humiliated by...
Margaret Thatcher once called referendums ‘a device of dictators and demagogues.’ She was quoting Clement Attlee as...
It is not usually difficult to get William Hague to use words. He is the master wordsmith of parliament. He uses words...
Those worrying over what to do about Greece might look at why they spend so much on arms contracts and are still...
After the Third Way. The Future of Social Democracy in Europe Olaf Cramme and Patrick Diamond (eds) IB Tauris| 288pp |...
Bienvenue et bonne chance à Francois Hollande. Like Aesop’s tortoise he watched for three decades as the smarter,...
France likes to surprise. Three months ago it seemed so obvious a re-election for Sarkozy that David Cameron and...