The Maslin Memo

In the run up to the Election, the Oxford economist, Simon Wren-Lewis, wrote an excellent series of blog posts entitled, ‘Mediamacro myths’...

As I stood alone outside a primary school in Deptford yesterday giving out ‘Vote Today’ leaflets, as bidden by our organisers, I was able t...

Once again I ran this year’s London Marathon for the Lavender Trust. Many, many thanks to all those who sponsored me. Donations can still...

A few people have asked me about the speech I made during the debate on the setting of Lewisham Council’s Budget at last week’s Council Mee...

It appears that the rise of the SNP in Scotland is going to cost Labour seats at the forthcoming General Election. Scottish voters don’t w...

In the first few days after the terrible murders at the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , there seemed to be pressure...

In recent years, the idea of having a 'Mansion' tax has gained considerable traction with both the Lib Dems and then the Labour Par...