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Further Embarrassment for the Government as More Personal Data is Lost

carlpackman wrote 3 weeks ago: First posted November 26 2008 An inquiry was called for after a memory stick with information of mil … more →

Tags: Labour Party, gordon brown, Daniel Boffey, DWP, Daniel Harrington, Jimmy Burns, gerald kaufman

Cambridge Jobseeker felt "humiliated and degraded" by YMCA Training3 comments

Ipswich Unemployed Action wrote 4 weeks ago: We have been biased in our coverage of YMCA Training by only including experiences of the Ipswich pr … more →

Tags: Jobseekers' allowance, Suffolk, Unemployment, YMCA, Cambridge, detention centre, DWP, Jobcentre, JobCentre Plus

A busy few days3 comments

Naomi Alexander wrote 1 month ago: It’s been a busy time recently, what with the resignation of both Hazel Blears and James Purne … more →

Tags: Hazel Blears, Yvette Cooper, Phillip Blond, CBI, unemployment figures, Community Sector Coalition, Deprived Areas, benefits regulations

Realities that suggest a positive way forward for Labour2 comments

jonathantodd wrote 1 month ago: Some political realities need to be acknowledged if Labour is to move forward. These are: First, Gor … more →

Tags: Labour Party Strategy, Alan Johnson, David Cameron, David Miliband, Future Jobs Fund, George Osbourne, gordon brown, Graduate Talent Pool, Iain Duncan Smith

David Miliband: Labour is facing the fight of its life: The Guardian

zebrambizi wrote 1 month ago: Image via Wikipedia We now learn more from David Miliband about last week’s fiasco, fra … more →

Tags: Great Britain, Labour Party, gordon brown, Politics, media, Labour Government, uk politics, Hazel Blears, Labour

Hague mocks "Archbishop" Mandelson during no confidence debate

ispystrangers wrote 1 month ago: by Tony Grew MPs discussed the possibility of an immediate general election yesterday after the SNP … more →

Tags: Lords, commons, Jacqui Smith, William Hague, gordon brown, mp expenses, Hazel Blears, David Cameron, Peter Hain

The Following People are Barred

estelleartois wrote 1 month ago: I’ve had a word with the landlord and the following people are barred from the LabourPub. They … more →

Tags: Labour MPs, Labour, Caroline Flint, Hazel Blears, Labour Party, leadership challenge

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell MP

Ipswich Unemployed Action wrote 1 month ago: Well, not any more… (former) Secretary of State: James Purnell MP Thanks to deusexmacintosh fo … more →

Tags: New Deal, Welfare Reform, DWP, JCP, Flexible New Deal, UK Government, Department for Work and Pensions, Secretary of State, James Purnell MP

Purnell's resignation was 'classic James', says lobby journalist

DS wrote 1 month ago: In the next edition of PRWeek, out tomorrow, we’ve taken a look back at the recent spate of mi … more →

Tags: Tim Allan

Will Gordon Brown ruin Labour forever?3 comments

raincoatoptimism wrote 1 month ago: The rebels failed to amount to anything at the Parliamentary Labour Party meeting; the reshuffle has … more →

Tags: Labour Party, peter mandelson, Polly Toynbee, BNP, David Miliband, gordon brown, Ed Miliband, Roy Hattersley, Guido Fawkes

Downing St publishes full list of government ministers

ispystrangers wrote 1 month ago: The Prime Minister has finished his reshuffle and published a full list of Her Majesty’s Gove … more →

Tags: Lords, commons, Jacqui Smith, Bob Ainsworth, Hazel Blears, Margaret Beckett, no10, Tony McNulty, Jim Fitzpatrick

Is Gordon Brown suffering from another bad week syndrome?

Iain wrote 1 month ago: I HAD not heard the term carpal tunnel syndrome until a few years ago. Before then, I thought it was … more →

Tags: Scotland, Popular Culture, Politics, Stornoway, Western Isles, gordon brown, slapped cheek syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome

PM-in-waiting?2 comments

Marius Ostrowski wrote 1 month ago: Guido is reporting that James Purnell, the minister who resigned when the European and council elect … more →

Tags: News & Current Affairs, Politics, gordon brown, Labour, Guido Fawkes, Alan Johnson, David Miliband

Labour Party: The view from Virginia Beach2 comments

jonathantodd wrote 1 month ago: I departed the UK for a family holiday in the US the morning after the night of James Purnell’ … more →

Tags: British politics, Labour Party Strategy, David Cameron, gordon brown, John Harris, John Prescott, Jon Cruddas, Ken Livingstone, peter mandelson

Will the last minister to leave, please turn out the lights!4 comments

deusexmacintosh wrote 1 month ago: James Purnell the work and pensions secretary, last night dealt a monumental blow to Gordon Brown … more →

Tags: humour, Politics, uk politics, Labour, gordon brown, Mp's Expenses

Lord Mandelson handed 'super department' in Cabinet reshuffle 2 comments

ispystrangers wrote 1 month ago: Peter Mandelson has been given the title First Secretary of State and will head up a new department … more →

Tags: Lords, commons, pmq, Jacqui Smith, Bob Ainsworth, gordon brown, Harriet Harman, Andy Burnham, Hazel Blears

Coward: James Purnell MP resigns prior to Flexible New Deal

Ipswich Unemployed Action wrote 1 month ago: So on June 4th prior to when the election polls closed, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Ja … more →

Tags: New Deal, Welfare Reform, Flexible New Deal, Labour, New Labour

Should he stay or should he go?

Lisa Harding wrote 1 month ago: The day of European and Local Council elections were somewhat overshadowed yesterday by the resignat … more →

Tags: General Rantings, Politics, Alan Johnson, Alistair Darling, cabinet reshuffle, Global Economic Crisis, gordon brown leaving, gordon brown resignation, Government

How Politics Works 20091 comment

bigrab wrote 1 month ago: 1) MPs bend, fiddle, pochle and exaggerate their expenses. 2) The more senior ones also fail to decl … more →

Tags: Politics, gordon brown, Hazel Blears, Jacqui Smith


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