Swiftboating 2015
The 2004 US Presidential Election gave rise to a new form of political terminology: ‘Swiftboating’. For those of…
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The case for Nuclear “Global Zero”
For much of my lifetime, we have lived under the shadow of the bomb – knowing that nuclear…
Labour must recover its spirit of federalism to take the lead on cities
If you are squeamish at mentions of the widening economic gap between the South of England and the…
Shape Your Future
Ed Miliband’s decision to put young people at the heart of Labour’s election campaign is an exciting moment…
Labour would reform the asylum system so it’s as efficient, fair and humane as we would expect
Last Friday Tory backbenchers in the commons did what Tory backbenchers are prone to do – grabbed the wrong…
A New Hope?
The last time I was at a gathering of the Labour tribe is was Conference, and the mood…
Europe and the economy: the electoral line for Labour
The political and economic scenes in Britain are warming up nicely as the May election approaches. Both the…
A day onboard the #LabourExpress
On Saturday morning Labour’s general election campaign co-ordinator Jon Ashworth MP and I filled a bus full of…
7 things Labour can learn from British Future’s “year of uncertainty” report
British Future have a new report out today, called “The year of uncertainty” that seeks to discover where…
2015 is a make or break year for international development and climate change
Tomorrow, negotiations begin in New York to agree the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs, which will be agreed…
