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New runways for Heathrow and Gatwick

The mayor of London's first duty is to make sure we prosper. Only then can we create the wealth that can make our city a fairer, better place. There is a debate at the moment about whether we should have a new runway at Heathrow or at Gatwick. It is a heated one. I...

It’s time for Labour to talk about fair votes

On 7 May, some odd things happened. Labour’s vote went up by 1.5 per cent - and they lost 26 seats. That’s a 10 per cent decrease. At the same time, the Conservatives’ share of the vote rose by less than one per cent, while their number of seats went up by eight per...

A lighter shade of red

Labour continues to reel from one of its worst general election performances in Wales in decades, while the Conservatives can still justifiably celebrate one of their strongest. Publicised losses in Gower and the Vale of Clwyd, in addition to the failure to retake the...

Conversations or contacts?

In the run-up to the general election we knocked on the doors of millions of voters – but were we kidding ourselves to think we were having 'conversations' rather than just canvassing? 'Four million conversations' was the boast made by Ed Miliband in Manchester a week...