The nub of his case is that the long-term future of the Union is more important than this election campaign – which is, by its nature, short-term.
In this acutely marginal seat, Labour looks even more vulnerable than the Conservatives to attack by UKIP.
The march of the populist left could see the party confined to its heartlands – or stripped of them.
“I believe passionately that leaving Europe would do significant damage to our economy… and go against the very qualities that mark us out still as a great, global nation.”
His dire warnings that Cameron will hold an in/out referendum should be a gift to the Tories on the doorstep.
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The Chamber’s culture change is for the worse – and it serves voters ill at a time when the country’s future is threatened.
Even with the economy on the up, approval ratings have remained stubbornly low.
They should have to show that changes to the civil service’s departmental structures serve the public interest rather than party political or personnel management goals.
The crisis wasn’t on the agenda at Cabinet this week. Some Conservative Cabinet Ministers now want a pledge to hit the two per cent goal. They are right.
A lesson of Miliband’s assault on businesses is that they can no longer rely on others to communicate the benefits of what they do to voters.
Here in Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland, we have a strong message, the right conditions for it, and the right people to spread it.
If he seriously wishes to reverse two decades of Conservative failure at the polls, he would do well to channel some of her resolve.