Latest information on where the unions are going in the deputy leadership contest from this week's Tribune.

Incidentally this is my last Tribune story as I am leaving. My colleagues are intending to keep posting stories in future.

Latest update on deputy leadership race from this week's Tribune.

Alan Johnson interview from this week's Tribune. Lots of interesting stuff from Alan on education, PR, Iraq and the timing of Blair's departure.

Different story from this week's Tribune about a former senior GMB official who is now a Tory councillor and claims to have worked for the intelligence services for 30 years. A period which included Grunwick, the Miners Strike and Wapping.

From this week's Tribune. The latest on the NEC Inquiry into Worsley and Eccles South, with new information about the problems in that selection. Plus the NEC's decisions on which Labour held seats where the MP is retiring, will be open or all women shortlists.

A Tribune investigation has discovered that party staff and Downing Street officials, have been breaking selection rules, in order to assist favoured candidates.

As promised here is the interview I have done with Hilary Benn from this week's Tribune. Hilary had some very strong words to say about the Iraq war and the anti-war movement, creating a spin-off story, which is also included.

Story from Tribune about John McTernan. He is going to be posted north of the border in the New Year to help run the election for the Scottish Parliament and an update on the Hayden Phillips row.

Tribune's report of the Phillips Report outcry. Every deputy leadership candidate is strongly opposed to the proposals. MPs are united in theire opposition.
I hope the quotes  and extra information in the story is informative.

As we are entering the festive season. I thought I would blog something lighter than usual. This is Tribune's musings this week on the worst Cabinet ministers since the Second World War.
Who would you have included?

A number of senior Blairites are already looking for seats. This is a story from this week's Tribune about the latest machinations in Labour's Parliamentary selections.

Story from this week's Tribune about problems in the selection process in Rochdale

Story from tomorrow's Tribune. Alan Johnson will announce on Friday that he is standing for the deputy leadership and will rule himself out of the leadership race.

Story from this week's Tribune.
Peter Mandelson is giving Colombia extra trade rights because of its supposed excellent union rights. As the Sun would say, you couldn't make it up!

As my last blog on retiring MPs provoked so much reaction, I thought the latest piece I have written for Tribune on Labour's slow moving selection process would be of interest.
If Labour doesn't get its skates on soon and makes sure we have good strong candidates campaigning in our key seats, then we could be delivering the next election to the Tories. They are well organised we are not.

Following the positive comments last week, I thought I would post roughly one Tribune story a week. Usually on the internal party stuff I often contribute.
While happy to do this it would be good if people actually subscribed to the magazine.

Jon Cruddas's candidature for deputy leader, has placed new parameters into the election. His view of what the post should entail and how the party should be organised, is markedly different from the other confirmed candidates.
I have posted an interview with him that appears in this weeks' Tribune