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John Spellar MP Articles

America – the indispensable nation

Through my work in the unions I have known Denis MacShane for over 30 years – he is well informed, with an erudite, although possibly Eurocentric, view of the world. That is why I was not surprised by his recent assertion that the election for the French presidency...

Myths and mayors

At the west Midlands regional conference at the weekend I was given a leaflet in support of an elected mayor for Birmingham. For a long time I have refrained from commenting on the affairs of Birmingham, but as the Boundary Commission seems determined to create a...

The case for regulation of commodity markets

In her recent column Mary Creagh MP put forward a strong case for Labour supporting a crackdown on speculation on food markets. International cooperation to create regulation and transparency in the trade of food commodities is vital as actions of speculators become...

Who are the working class?

The starting point of Deborah Mattinson’s recent research into the attitudes of the working class is questionable. She claims only 24 per cent percent of the population view themselves as working class. This is very odd because Tory funder Lord Ashcroft’s recent Project Blueprint research