What is the point of the House of Lords? The last couple of weeks have seen quite significant upset in our constitutional upper chamber, largely around welfare reform, only to be pushed to one side by what can only be described as our arrogant Government.

A few weeks ago I promised that I would write about the film the Iron Lady once I had had the time to see it. I therefore give warning that if you have not yet seen it yet that you might not want to read

LAST WEEK saw millions of public sector workers marching in solidarity against this Government’s attack on their pay and pension rights. I think it was brilliant. When you work in the public sector – as I have, as my mother does and as many people

FREQUENT readers will have no doubt already read coverage of the Plymouth Labour Party campaign to keep Moorview in Plymouth. But for those who haven’t I’ll provide a very quick background. The current government decided to reduce the number of MPs (the number being deemed