Jamie Reed Articles

Long-suffering readers will be familiar with my affection for the Simpsons, in particular the political genius that is Mayor ‘Diamond’ Joe Quimby. During these wild times in the Labour party, the mind can occasionally drift to Quimby’s office. For the benefit of my...

In Vancouver for the Parliamentarians for Diabetes Global Network – an incredibly important issue and one close to my heart – I had the pleasure of speaking with progressive Canadian politicians fresh from their resounding general election victory. Aware of Labour’s...

‘In May we lost everywhere to everybody’, remarked Jon Cruddas, member of parliament for Dagenham and Ed Miliband’s former policy chief, in a speech in September. Referring to Labour’s three worst defeats – 1931, 1983, 2010 – Cruddas said, ‘2015 was worse still’. Yet...

Pig sick If I was David Cameron (as a vegetarian I have no interest in pork products of any kind) I’d be getting my sacking list ready. ‘Happy Christmas, you’re fired!’ would be a phrase I rehearsed in the mirror from now until New Year’s Day. First up? Ladies and...