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Has Corbyn moved the centre to the left?

30/07/2017 By Ed Straw

Turning a signpost through 90 degrees at a crossroads in rural parts is a source of amusement for local people. Its intention is to confuse outsiders. The signpost in British politics has long been twisted to portray the prevailing economic…

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How Labour’s backbenchers could play a role in reviving the party – regardless of the identity of the leader

09/07/2017 By Ed Straw

New Labour went into the 2010 election pretty exhausted, splintering, weighed down by the legacies of the failed Iraq war and the banking crash, and with the baggage of another leader who was not going to win. Busy attempting renewal on all…