Ed Miliband

Setting aside the polls for now (though something clearly went very badly wrong when YouGov’s non-exit poll asking people how they had voted had us on 284 seats), why, when Read more

The polls say the election’s outcome is up in the air, but one thing is clear – the Tories are close to polling better than the 36.1% share of the Read more

Like so many other Labour policies, it’s obvious that they have got their sums wrong on their new tuition fees policy. They’d remove up to a third of universities’ fee Read more

The more I read about this welfare cap, the crosser I get. Not because it will take money away from anyone – far from it, frankly; more because it will Read more

2011 has been a turbulent year. The eurozone crisis has dominated the political agenda not only in the UK and Europe but worldwide. We’ve seen the death of three dictators, Read more

As Labour gathers for its party conference, there is a great deal of scepticism about their chances of winning power. Agonising over their economic credibility, concerned about Ed Miliband’s poor Read more

The photos of David Cameron in Libya last week are pure political gold dust. They are the images politicians dream of. The shots of Cameron being cheered and applauded were Read more

Yesterday afternoon, I was idly muttering about Ed Miliband’s speech with one of my colleagues who I think wouldn’t be averse to being described as a proper Newish Labour type. Read more

The most negative story for Ed Miliband – in a weekend of a high number of unhelpful comments – was the leaking of the speech David Miliband planned to give Read more

Lush (that very very over-scented shop for bath things) has become the first retailer to commit to paying a living wage. As a company that prides itself on its ethical Read more