David Laws Articles

‘They’re all useless bastards’, was an agreed spoiled vote in David Laws’ Yeovil constituency in 2010. Fast forward five years and it was the public’s reaction to the Liberal Democrats after half a decade of power. Having read Laws’ first book, 22 days in May, I was...

Stephen Bush investigates how Labour succeeded in the 10 gains it made from the Tories last month If failure is a learning opportunity, Labour did enough on election night to open a free school. But there were some cheering successes amid the overall gloom, and not...

I agree with Len. Those are not words that often cross my lips but the general secretary of Unite is right: the thought of a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition is not one to ‘set the pulse racing’. I suspect, however, that McCluskey and I may have different fears about...

I began business questions by raising the report from Age UK published this week which warned that three million elderly people are worried about staying warm in their own homes this winter. Despite these shocking figures all the government does is act as a mouthpiece...