I was reminded recently of Winston Churchill who once disparagingly described the Labour Prime Minster Clement Attlee, voted as the most ever successful leader of our party as: "A modest man, but then he has so much to be modest about". I was also reminded of Michael Foot was at the time the best orator in the party and unequalled at the dispatch box. Forgot in the events of 1983 is that Michael F...

Rejecting plans for an international centre of justice in Scotland on political grounds exposes the party's insular nature, writes Michael Kelly

by Michael Meacher, from Left Futures So David Miliband would pose the greatest threat to the Tories?   How convenient for DM that this alleged private remark of David Cameron’s has hit the headlines, via an unidentified ‘well-placed source’,  just 4 days before voting starts for the Labour leadership.   It is of course the oldest trick in

John Hilary is really rather funny in his rant against the cuts in overseas aid. We’re left with the impression that it’s all being gutted and that we’re going to leave the poor to starve in the gutter. Then he gives us some examples: Information received by Michael McCann MP indicates that Mitchell has already

FORMER BBC chairman Michael Grade has insisted the corporation's output from Scotland is likely to increase over the next few years — despite calling for the BBC to be red

There are rumours that this has been known to happen, yes.

Michael Gove, education secretary, may drop planned restrictions on religious groups and private schools taking part in the first wave of his free schools "revolution" in order to bolster the likely numbers taking part

Absolutely unbelievable. Democrat Senator Michael Bennet is running fo rre-election this year. He was quoted in a speech at a townhall in Greely, Colorado as saying: Regarding spending during his time in office he said, “We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance sheet” and, “in my view we have nothing to show for it.” Meanwhile, this loyal Obama tool vo...

Documentary maker Michael Cockerell discusses whether former Northern Ireland secretary Willie Whitelaw's reputation needs to be reconsidered

Alex Salmond never misses an occasion to turn the spotlight on himself. So, at Jimmy Reid's funeral last week he made another of the empty political gestures for which his