David Miliband becomes Labour’s lone star against a graduate tax
Richard Darlington writes for the New Statesman’s Staggers blog. He argues that unlike the other four leadership candidates, David Miliband stands firmly against a graduate tax to save universities from cuts.
Q&A with Ed Miliband – June 29 2010
In the first of Open Left’s online Q&As with the Labour Leadership candidates Ed Miliband , the shadow Climate Change Secretary and MP for Doncaster North, discussed his ideas for the future of the left and answered your questions.
Unions have a say but do not hold the balance of power in Labour leadership
Writing in the New Statesman’s Staggers Blog, Richard Darlington discusses the importance of union votes in the Labour leadership election.
Curriculum Reform is Labour’s unfinished business
Writing for The Guardian’s Comment is Free blog, Richard Darlington makes the case for curriculum reform.
Death and Taxes
Writing for LabourList, Richard Darlington argues that the leadership candidates should spell out their policies on raising taxes.
Do we really know what voters think about immigration?
Zaki Nahaboo writes for Left Foot Forward and argues there is more to the issue of immigration than class and inequality.
Education Education Education
Writing for Progress, Richard Darlington outlines the education agenda facing the Labour leadership candidates and calls for them to openly debate public service reform.
Last night’s debate was a missed opportunity for Newsnight and for the candidates
Richard Darlington writes for LabourList, providing an overview of the Newsnight candidates debate. He argues the debate was a missed opportunity for Newsnight and for the candidates.
Newsnight could blow open Labour leadership contest
Richard Darlington writes in the New Statesman’s Staggers blog that tonight’s Newsnight hustings could blow the race for the leadership wide open.
Candidates attempt to break down barriers on immigration
Zaki Nahaboo provides an analysis of the candidates’ immigration debate at the New Statesman hustings, finding a surprising alliance.
Immigration will define Labour’s leadership contest
Richard Darlington writes for today’s Guardian on how rivals Diane Abbott and David Miliband are united in criticising Balls and Burnham’s stance on the ‘Gillian Duffy question’.
Labour must not dodge the deficit debate
At the New Statesman hustings, Alan Lockey puts a question to the candidates about the government’s spending cuts.
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