The return of former French prime minister Laurent Fabius to serve as François Hollande’s foreign minister has got the...
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Paul Richards Articles
Democracy in the cradle of civilisation
I’ve had a couple of weeks to reflect on the short time I spent in northern Iraq. I am one of those many Labour party...
A good night for Labour
I write this in the rosy afterglow of the local election results, but before the tempest in London and Glasgow. It is...
We must put patients first and disregard the siren voices of vested interests
Many years ago, a bright young thing called Stephen Pollard organised a series of meetings, under the banner...
Labour members need to think seriously about the role of the NEC
There’s a ‘for sale’ outside Labour’s former headquarters at 150 Walworth Road in south...
For many, childcare vouchers are the decisive factor between being able to work and a life on benefits
As a card carrying* member of the middle classes I know a ‘middle class perk’ when I see one. If childcare...
Debate and scrutiny over Afghanistan must not be seen as division and weakening resolve
The Taliban greeted police officer Gulbadin with warm congratulations and garlands of flowers after he had murdered...
What’s to lose?
Incumbents have little to gain from television debates; challengers everything. That’s why in Britain, they’ve never...
Last night’s events have set back, not advanced, the fight against fascism and racism
Lots of people watched last night’s Question Time. Despite not wanting to boost their viewing figures, even by...
Pakistan’s fight is our fight
The Taliban and al-Qaida have opened a bloody new front in their war against liberal democracy. They are engaged in a...
Keith Joseph and Ronald Reagan would have been cheering Cameron on
As the conference season closes, neither Labour nor the Tories are much further ahead than they were a fortnight ago....
Labour must use next week in Brighton to expose the real dangers of a Tory victory
Of the nineteen Labour party annual conferences I’ve attended – as a delegate, candidate, staffer, and...