Labour’s welfare dilemma
Ed Miliband has argued that Labour’s position on welfare should do more to demand responsibility and reward contribution, sparking…
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In selections, perception is everything
Jon Cruddas is Guest Editing LabourList this week, but I’m back briefly to talk about last night’s events…
The reality of long term sickness and disability
When Jon asked me to write an article about social security for sick and disabled people I’ll confess,…
Can “One Nation” survive clarification?
The beauty of the ‘one nation’ concept is both its ambiguity and the emotional needs it meets. In…
What would a One Nation recovery look like?
After the longest double recession since the Second World War, the economy is growing again. Whilst a growing…
One Nation Politics in Practice
A crisis in Britain’s institutions is driving popular frustration at everyone with power, from bankers to newspapers to…
One Nation Taxation
Our relationship with tax has changed. For decades tax was simply the means of paying for the spending…
Different and Better: How One Nation can work for Labour
In order to generate energy and to succeed in opposition it is necessary to have a narrative, a…
The progressive national state
If the idea of progressive patriotism was once anathema, for ‘One Nation’ Labour it’s a powerful framework for…
In extreme social contexts it is possible to be both radical and conservative
It is now just over a month since Ed Miliband made his ‘One Nation’ conference speech. When a…
