Poor coordination, broken models: why even traffic is political
I am writing this column sitting in a traffic jam in Dhaka, the car-crammed capital city of Bangladesh.…
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We don’t need fairer austerity, we need to get rid of it
Today’s announcement by our Party leader on our deficit reduction plan is somewhat misguided. We don’t need milder…
The fragile franchise just got weaker
Sometimes it’s not good to be right. I and several others have been concerned for some time on…
Changing Britain Together: Better-balanced growth and more high-skilled, better paid jobs
Earlier this year, I visited the AbCam in Cambridge – which of course if one of Labour’s target…
We need rent controls to help solve London’s housing crisis
The words “rent control” are anathema to housing policy wonks and Westminster politicians. They react rather as a…
Why and how we must fight to make the Labour Party better
This piece was inspired by the recent essay on the death of Social Democracy by Neal Lawson I…
We must stand tall and be proud of our record on Human Rights
Human rights have taken a battering over recent years, on the end of an onslaught from those who…
Scottish Labour’s next leader faces a huge challenge – is the party ready?
The race to be Scottish Labour leader is all over now bar the shouting. On Saturday either Jim…
Let go of the invisible hand – equality leads us to growth and prosperity
The OECD has reported that the inequality gap around the world is growing, there’s a clear link between…
Labour is the only party committed to giving young people the opportunity to shape our country
On Monday Ed Miliband announced that a future Labour government will ensure all 16 and 17 year olds…
