Securing a legacy for Michael Foot
It’s almost two years since former Labour leader and writer Michael Foot died. It seems relevant to question…
Carl Rowlands
How to actually reduce crime
By Carl Rowlands Jesuit monks, underestimated educators in their own right, have always argued that if you give…
The history of the EMA – and why it’s worth defending
By Carl Rowlands It might surprise many to discover that the Educational Maintenance Allowance was first suggested by…
Blue Labour by numbers
By Carl Rowlands I’m not sure that Ian Silvera’s interpretation of Jonathan Rutherford and Maurice Glasman’s work is…
Tories and the public sector ‘blowback’
By Carl Rowlands We now know that David Cameron wants a state which consists of little more than…
Socialism and Crowdsourcing
By Carl Rowlands Technology is politically and socially ambiguous, but it is never neutral. Humans design the machines…
Why I’m anxious about the Co-op Party
By Carl Rowlands Whenever the Co-operative Party appear on LabourList, as they have done in the recent past,…
It Happened Here
By Carl Rowlands Whilst in Europe, many social democrats have become pessimistic about their abilities to influence social…
The Labour Movement and the Cold War: Unfinished Business?
By Carl Rowlands A recent article in the Guardian has vividly illustrated the extent that the British workers…
Reconciling Labour past, present and future
by Carl Rowlands The leadership election, with competitors currently limping to the start line, is not currently poised…
