The Labour party has become an effective opposition. As someone who desperately wants to see our party back in office,...
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Paul’s Week in Politics Articles
Remembering our police
The tragic death of PC David Rathband reminds us that the victims of crime are so often wearing uniforms. Whatever the...
Masterclass in how not to reform
It’s easy to scoff at Andrew Lansley’s hapless handling of his NHS bill. From the day he walked into Richmond House,...
This is what comes next
The people I feel most sorry for in the Labour leadership election are the candidates. They've been schlepping around...
Conspiracy theories: just say no
In the letter they claim that the cause of Dr Kelly's death, suicide by a self-inflicted wound to the left wrist,...
Life expectancy gap widest since 1930s
If you thought the gap between rich and poor was merely a question of contested statistics, you would be wrong. It's a...
Forgetting Animal Farm?
It is almost impossible to tell you how excited I was to find myself at Animal Farm on Monday. The actual Animal Farm,...
The NHS just got political again
It is well known in Whitehall that the trade union with the toughest negotiators and the strongest industrial muscle...
Your local NHS, your elected NHS
There was also a row inside Cabinet about the structure of the NHS. Herbert Morrison, with his background in the...
The liberty to protest
Indeed, next year Brian Haw will celebrate a decade living in a tent in Parliament Square, Westminster. So, ten years...
Curing Labour’s southern discomfort
Labour was all but annihilated in the south of England on 6th May. We now have a PLP dominated by the concerns of...
Learning the ropes of opposition
A civil servant friend suggested to me that the coalition will last either five weeks or five years. If the fault...