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The LabourSay campaign asked our supporters to tell us what they believed the party’s manifesto commitments should be. We did this because we believe in a party that is genuinely led by its members and supporters. The answers we got…
Labour shouldn’t underestimate the importance of environmentalism to securing victory in 2015 and fulfilling Ed Miliband’s vision. The Lib Dems were seen as strong on green issues in 2010 and many switchers will still see green issues as a…
How does Labour win back economic credibility? It’s rightly been a hot topic of discussion for LabourList over the past few months. Yesterday Compass published an alternative spending review which outlines a plan which would end austerity…
On the Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia is a hopeful exploration of the English suburbs which should fill social democrats with optimism about the possibility of building a project based on the common good. New Labour was…
By Joe Cox In October 2010 George Osborne announced the biggest public spending cuts since 1920, the Labour Party and the wider left had to respond, we just weren't sure how. We wrote press releases and made media appearances, we planned…
By Joe Cox / @compassoffice I was interested to read last Thursdays article entitled 'The AV referendum is doomed'. The article went on to argue that because the most likely outcome of the AV referendum is a 'no' then any Labour leader…
By Joe Cox / @compassoffice The subprime market came about as a result of finance capital trying to extract profit from every section of society. Capital was lent to those on little and no income at initially favourable rates. As lending…
By Joe Cox / @CompassOffice It's boom time in the city: bank bonuses are up 40% despite the windfall tax and hedge funds are making their best returns in a decade. Yet it seems the boom ends at the gates of RBS. Yesterday they posted a…
By Joe Cox / @CompassOffice As is to be expected in the run up to the general election there have been numerous debates around Labour's electoral strategy. The traditional media have crudely framed the debate as a choice between a core vote…
By Joe Cox / @compassoffice Today, JP Morgan Chase has announced profits of 11.4 billion dollars with plans to pay 9.3 billion dollars in bonuses. The figure is huge, but it's its context that makes it all the more galling. It is happening…
By Joe Cox / @compassoffice Today Compass published its report "In Place of Cuts". The report sets out tax proposals which would see 90% of income earners benefit from reforms that make Britain's tax system fairer. At present…
By Joe Cox / @compassoffice According to today's Guardian there is a 'fierce debate' within government around how to tackle wealth inequality, with rumours that a High Pay Commission may be established. This is good news for egalitarians…
