How to challenge UKIP’s vision of England
I’d love to see a head-to head debate between Ed Miliband and Nigel Farage. Forget the Tories, with…
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The election in Scotland matters to all of us
The choice of the next leader of the Scottish Labour Party is clearly one for Scots alone. Scottish…
Why we can’t, and won’t, run everything from the centre
Call it localism, devolution, self-determination or whatever you like, it is clear the English people want to have more of a say over what happens where they live and…
When governments stop funding them, art institutions end up being used as PR tools
“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not…
To change the game you have to win the game
What a week we’ve had. And thanks to a dreadful showing in the latest Ipsos Mori poll what…
Rethinking the Third Way
Taking the Third Way as a form of compromise between the Old Left and the New Right, the…
A sustainable solution to the NHS deficit
Amid growing fears amongst Labour and Tories alike about the scale of the NHS deficit, it is more…
As Ed hones his big speech: What business wants from Labour
Tomorrow Ed Miliband sets out his pitch to the country about economic recovery. But what ideas does business…
Labour must tackle unpaid internships and inequality of opportunity
Sixteen years ago as a graduate doing admin work in an office in Edinburgh I applied for and…
OMOV is straightforward, let’s not overcomplicate it
It is refreshing, perhaps, to hear Labour Students call for OMOV – after the debacle earlier this year…
