Let go or lose. Labour can’t win unless it redistributes power
We have, at last, a real battle within the Labour party. It’s not between left and right. It’s…
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8 big ideas for a Miliband government
Ed Miliband must take into the election “a vision of a much more equal and sustainable society” said…
10 films to change how you think about politics (and they’re all true)
1) Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story 2) Please Vote for Me 3) The Lady 4) Mandela: Long…
Redefining the relationship – Is now the time for a new public service settlement between citizen and state?
The tension between managing decreasing budgets and increased demand for ‘people’ services such as adult social care and…
HS2 and Trident should not be grand projects when there is a grand housing crisis
“Follow the money”, they say in detective stories. Apply your inner Sherlock to the government’s grand projects in…
Our high streets are a more reliable measure of the economy than economists’ forecasts
On the face of it, the latest GDP figures look promising. And the recent poll of over 50…
How much longer will we have to wait before the government gets HS2 back on track?
Last week’s report from Sir David Higgins is a substantial, thoughtful and thorough analysis of how the benefits…
Is Cruddas/Alexander the divide in the Shadow Cabinet?
The rumblings over Labour’s policy offer continue today. With the party’s big “Warwick 3” National Policy Forum meeting…
Why yesterday’s letter to the Guardian was a mistake
Well this is a tricky one. Some of my best friends in politics – including the editor of…
Labour has an ambitious and realistic vision for UK defence
UK Defence policy is at a crossroads: UK Service Personnel will have withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end…
