Eight strange decisions that Labour got badly wrong
1. Labour’s policy on the deficit didn’t make any sense. How can you reconcile sending the whole of…
Gus Baker
Is there such thing as a populist, compassionate immigration policy?
Labour’s strategy on immigration – at worst – appears to be to stay silent and hope no one…
Why won’t Labour talk about the job guarantee scheme?
Imagine if the Labour Party came up with a policy that proposed ending long term unemployment, whilst simultaneously…
Responsible capitalism means better protection for workers when the music stops
The media is full of angst, anger and advice for HMV, Comet and Jessops customers who have lost…
It’s time to hear Labour’s plan for the recovery
In Ben Goldacre’s bestselling book, Bad Science, he explains how quack treatments appear to heal people. “Illnesses are…
It’s time Labour focused on Britain’s real scandals
Labour is talking about the wrong scandals. We are too preoccupied with the latest Westminster fads and are…
The politics of the press room is failing Labour
I wrote on LabourList last month about Labour’s problem with seminar room politics. The point still stands. Our…
The politics of the seminar room is costing Labour
Labour’s message isn’t cutting through. The announcement last week that the party could not promise to reverse every…
Labour’s Plan A has failed
Labour’s plan A has failed. The strategy of attacking each and every Tory announcement and cut whilst hoping…
We are in danger of playing into Tory hands on growth
Since 2008 the Conservative Party has used the cover of the deficit to attack state provision of services.…
