How can Labour deliver green investment when “there’s no money left”?
Over the next twenty years Britain will need £150bn of investment in the power generation sector if it…
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Instead of talking about race relations, the media are obsessing over Diane Abbott’s tweet
Yesterday, Doreen Lawrence said, ‘the fact is that racism and racist attacks are still happening in the country’;…
Contribution is not capitulation
There is nothing progressive about a welfare state without public support. The Guardian article by Liam Byrne about…
The plain fact is that the benefits system doesn’t work properly
It seems a long time ago in the wake of Maurice Glasman’s New Statesman article detailing his steadfast…
Abbott, White People and Twitter
By now most of you will have seen the above tweet that Diane Abbott put out yesterday. It’s…
WTNML: A Progressive Constitution
All three of the parties claim to be the progressive’s choice. George Osborne even labelled his October 2010…
Grant Shapps must hit the ground running
Just before Christmas we learned Grant Shapps had been given responsibility for reviving town centres. Announcing he was…
Labour’s Groundhog Year
The New Year. Our thoughts and hopes for the future. A difficult year behind. Another one ahead. Sound…
Liam Byrne’s Capitulation
This is the kind of piece that delights Liam Byrne. It is an article of faith for the…
Labour must insist that social care is a priority
Social care debates have not had the time in Parliament that the issues warrant. The Dilnot Commission delivered…
