Labour needs to cast its mind back to what ‘core values’ really mean
By Peter Barnard During the Second World War, Lord Beveridge produced his famous report which, I hope, will…
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James Purnell and the renewal of the Labour left – better late than never
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Enjoying a new found freedom from the red box, James Purnell is not…
ShortList: This week’s highlights
From @LabourList This is the first LabourList ShortList, bringing you a weekly digest of the best content on…
Dear Mrs Smith
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 This is the note that my Mum received from the family of one…
Why the social care green paper matters
By Sue Regan The state of social care affects us all – whether because we need care ourselves,…
Podcast: David Lammy and the IPPR on why Labour needs a radical new agenda
By Mark Hanson I normally post here about social media but it’s sometimes important to get structural, i.e.…
Palestine and Israel: deep in the forest something stirs?
By Brian Barder UPDATE: (20th July 09): A report from Jerusalem in Monday’s New York Times (hat-tip: David…
Green Designs
By John Healey MP This week, the Government has shown once more how Labour is facing up to…
Fisking a wilfully ignorant private school parent
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It doesn’t take much to provoke me into writing in support of state…
Strategic government support for industry is needed to ensure a speedy recovery to full employment
By Rachel Reeves This article was first published by Progress. Yesterday’s unemployment figures show that 2.4 million people…
