Jackie Ashley

Where there’s a Will (and John), by Jackie Ashley

29 March 2011 | Jackie Ashley

The two Huttons’ proposals for reforming public sector pay and pensions tackle major areas that are in the government’s sights for cuts. But how fair are they? Read more...

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Electoral storm, by Jackie Ashley

18 November 2010 | Jackie Ashley

Changes to constituency boundaries under the alternative vote and the Phil Woolas court case could significantly affect our parliamentary democracy Read more...

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What a job’s worth, by Jackie Ashley

6 November 2009 | Jackie Ashley

The Kelly report has proposed controversial reforms to expenses, but we are no nearer knowing whether MPs are actually doing their jobs properly Read more...

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Watching you, watching me

27 June 2008 | Jackie Ashley

In an ideal world, what are the three words that should apply to local government? Well, ‘trusted’, ‘accountable’ and ‘popular’ wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Read more

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Taming the terrible teens

18 January 2008 | Jackie Ashley

The teenager is an odd creature. It keeps strange hours (it’s nocturnal really), does everything very loudly, from listening to music to speaking on a mobile phone, and has a healthy disregard for authority (unhealthy, of course, when it’s parental authority that’s disregarded). Read more

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Honesty is the best policy

22 September 2006 | Jackie Ashley

Manchester 2006: three very different Labour conferences are possible. Read more

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Wanted: respect for the facts

13 January 2006 | Jackie Ashley

I have the dubious honour of being the first journalist to be told of the current ‘respect’ initiative. Read more

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Flatter to deceive

9 September 2005 | Jackie Ashley

Forget the Tory leadership race. It might be a gripping human drama, but what the Conservative Party really needs is a Big Idea. Read more

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