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By Ben Folley / @benfolley Compass today asks its members to consider ending its role as a Labour Party orientated pressure group, and open its decision-making structures to members of other political parties, primarily Liberal Democrats. I…
By Ben Folley / @benfolley News that Hilary Clinton has waded into the debate over budget cuts at the Ministry of Defence provides Ed Miliband with his first opportunity to meaningfully express his commitment to a foreign policy "based on…
By Ben Folley / @benfolley On the morning of the 9th June the prospect of the leadership election did not fill me with any excitement. The idea of four New Labour ministers engaging in a turgid, managerial debate in public for a number of…
By Ben Folley Thursday night's London Labour Party mayoral hustings presented the first official opportunity for the candidates - Ken Livingstone and Oona King - to present to party members their vision for London in 2012. Questions were…
By Ben Folley As we approach the general election, the government's foreign policy adventures continue to cost votes, just as they did in 2005. The Chilcot Inquiry and the appearance of not only Tony Blair but potentially Gordon Brown just…
By Ben Folley This article was also published on LabourHome. Patrick Wintour and Allegra Stratton's article on Compass published on the Guardian website last night is certainly one of those. It fits in well with the line of Toby Helm's…
By Ben Folley As European elections approach it is always interesting to note how Labour's sister parties are doing. The news that in the middle of its six month presidency of the European Union, the Czech Republic's conservative government…
