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Stephen Gummer

Stephen is a Parliamentary researcher for Martyn Jones MP. He has previously worked for Peter Hain and interned for Parmjit Dhanda. Stephen has also worked on devolution projects for the UCL Constitution Unit and Professor Richard Rawlings.

Posted on Jun 08, 2009 at 11:21pm


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The whisper of change in criminal justice

12:04 pm, Sat 24th Jul 2010
The whisper of change in criminal justice By Stephen Gummer The plethora of Labour Leadership hustings have been criticised as being too much, too plentiful and too many. However on Wednesday in front of a packed Islington...
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Justice reinvestment: A new form of penal system

5:51 pm, Wed 7th Jul 2010
Justice reinvestment: A new form of penal system By Stephen Gummer Justice has always been somewhat of a sticky issue for the Labour Party. We are torn between two seeming polar opposites. We have a duty to protect...
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A hypocrite's charter?

5:21 pm, Sun 23rd May 2010
A hypocrite's charter? by Stephen Gummer Forget Trident or abstentions on nuclear power, one of the most startling pieces of the Con-Dem coalition is the decision to grant anonymity to men accused of...
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Less crime, safer communities, fewer people in prison

2:09 pm, Tue 9th Mar 2010
Less crime, safer communities, fewer people in prison By Stephen Gummer The Howard League for Penal Reform’s latest campaign, Take Action 2010, is launching with the 2010 general election in mind. Prison numbers have more than doubled since...
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Building for the future - why Labour mustn't forget the construction industry

11:06 am, Thu 28th Jan 2010
Building for the future - why Labour mustn't forget the construction industry By Stephen Gummer This week it's official; Britain is out of recession. There are many in the Labour Party, myself included, that think this is largely attributable to the economic...
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Diageo: it's not redundancy, just shameful profiteering

9:07 am, Fri 28th Aug 2009
By Stephen Gummer So Diageo’s profits are in. The drinks company who provides us with Guinness, Smirnoff and numerous other commonplace alcoholic beverages has had a tough year. Their revenue...
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How private is public?

11:57 am, Mon 17th Aug 2009
How private is public? By Stephen Gummer The last week's wholly justified anger at Conservatives such as Dan Hannan, who regularly insult hundreds of thousands of Britain’s public sector workers by attacking institutions such...
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80,000 people in our jails at £40,000 a head - we cannot carry on like this

10:53 am, Wed 22nd Jul 2009
80,000 people in our jails at £40,000 a head - we cannot carry on like this By Stephen Gummer Monday 20th July saw the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Local Government Group’s report regarding Justice in Communities. The report sets out a daring challenge to...
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Good point, Caroline - I just wish you hadn't made it like that

6:17 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009
Good point, Caroline - I just wish you hadn't made it like that By Stephen Gummer I don’t think she flounced. In fact I’m not entirely sure what flouncing out of the Cabinet would look like. But there is little doubt that Caroline...
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Gordon Brown must be bored of being a punchbag by now

3:17 pm, Mon 8th Jun 2009
Gordon Brown must be bored of being a punchbag by now By Stephen Gummer Having campaigned in London and spoken with voters in Wales and in my home town of Gloucester in the past month the most enduring message of all...
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