Where now for European Social Democracy? Introducing the Good Society Debate
By Jon Cruddas and Andrea Nahles European social democracy needs a fresh start. In the wake of the…
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The economy is far from out of the woods; Osborne’s ideology could still plunge us into depression
The return of the Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column It seems a long time since I last wrote…
The drugs don’t work
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It’s been a bad weekend for science and a bad weekend for Alan…
Which Way’s Left?
By Graeme Cooke We launched Open Left back at the start of the summer by asking the simple…
Catch up with today’s political telly…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 “Sopel on Sunday” today features TV interviews with Alistair Darling, Alan Johnson, Harriet…
The ‘President of Europe’ and other misconceptions
By Brian Barder / @BrianLB The sudden burst of media interest in the fading possibility of Tony Blair…
Repealing the Human Rights Act is nonsensical and dangerous
By David Carrington The argument between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Conservative Party has highlighted a…
The denigration of science for political expediency is wrong
By Andrew Lomas / @andrewlomas Professor David Nutt was, until the end of this week, head of the…
It’s been a full week campaigning – but we’re making a difference
The Sam Tarry / @SamTarry Campaigns Column This week has been seriously busy; even for me its taking…
The problems with primaries
By Sarah Hayward I’ve followed the (rather one-sided) debate about the use of primaries with increasing interest over…
