IT’S GOOD TO TALK In response to Mathew Holden’s perceptive letter in the Echo regarding the social taboo of politics, I agree that it’s great to discuss things that really affect us. So let’s set about creating a system that encourages discussion … For too long now politics have been dominated by the Duel of [...]

Dear Reg, Today I launched my pamphlet, Lost labours, with Nick Clegg. As somebody who has a long involvement with the Labour party, including editing the New Statesman magazine, I have been able to give a frank and honest appraisal of a decade and a half of New Labour. And in it I explain why [...]

PPC profile questions Constituency: Lincoln REG SHORE 1. What was your first political experience? My first political experience was more of a gradual awakening. When I was four, I discovered that not everyone lived in a Council house…nor did everyone live on a Council estate. When I was in my early teens I was disappointed [...]