Four steps Labour would take to fix Universal Credit
Eight months ago we set up an independent group to examine whether the government’s flagship welfare reform programme,…
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EXCLUSIVE – 2015 general election “must be cancelled”, says the Bubble
We, the inhabitants of the Westminster Bubble, have an announcement. We have decided that the 2015 general election…
MPs must grill Cameron’s EU Commissioner choice
David Cameron continues to allow his Party to drift towards the fringes of the EU, and the extremes…
Labour need to remember, we’re talking about real young people, not just facts and figures
I was coming home from the pub last night after watching England lose to Uruguay, ruminating on what…
Why the Scottish Tories are more significant than you think
One of the big differences between English and Scottish politics is the Tories. Indeed, many outside Scotland will…
20 ways to make Britain Better – 6. Getting communities to invest in achieving better social outcomes
Yesterday the IPPR produced their much anticipated Condition of Britain report. There is plenty of meat in it but one…
“Socialists are not concerned solely with material things”
Labour was built on the voluntary tradition: from the trade unions and grassroots socialist groups that founded our…
The sphinx without a riddle
‘The sphinx without a riddle.’ No other description so beautifully encapsulates the futility of David Cameron’s tenure in…
Labour will not win votes by being tougher than the Tories on welfare
(I’m not sure how many times I can write the same article, but there we are. Hopefully it’ll…
We need a new vision that is worthy of our people and our past
How does social democracy work when there isn’t any money? That is the question that has been taxing…
