A new progressive era for the world

COMMENT OF THE WEEK:

“There is no doubt that if you were to attempt to classify any member of my family, we would fall firmly within the working class. Does this automatically translate into votes for Labour? I’m afraid not.”

Zvonko’s full comment was much longer than this, but this pithy segment wins the bottle of House of Commons champagne for its punchiness and message that we need to buck up our ideas in communicating how we are still the party of the People.

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ON LABOURLIST NOW

Anthony Painter was reporting for LabourList from the Excel Centre yesterday, and was first to put the groundbreaking agreement into its historical context.

Nesrine Malik says an ambiguous trifecta of bankers, government and taxpayers may not be the right way to run the economy.

Check over the finer details of yesterday’s commitments.

Tom Ogg asks: what’s gone wrong with apprenticeships?

We’ll have more posts going up throughout the day, so stay tuned!

A moment for clarity.

See more great photos of the London Summit here >>

GEE, 20

“A global plan for recovery on an unprecedented scale” – The Guardian picks out the exciting details of the progressive plan agreed by world leaders yesterday.

A summary of the world’s headlines on the agreement.

Jonathan Freedland says Gordon Brown is a world leader and wonders how that might translate in the British polls.

The Brownian Conference.

Peter Mandelson says Gordon Brown deserves the bulk of the credit.

But what price the O effect?

FINALLIST

Fred the Shred is thinking about taking a “voluntary” pension cut.

How might the G20 lead to the Brown election – and a fourth Labour term?

Boris Johnson: can’t run London and can’t stage a walkout.

What do Berlusconi, JK. Rowling and Naomi Campbell have in common?

Building in the downturn – and providing for the upturn.

Johann Hari’s been drinking the Kool Aid – but might he have a point?

Google looks to expanding its future and asks: Are you a Twitter?

HERO of the day:

Gordon Brown – Leader of the New World Order.

ZERO of the day:

The flogging. A truly horrendous tale.

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