The new economics
Economic solutions are shifting as quickly as financial markets, because every Western economy is in deficit. What counts…
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Democracy falters, in a country near you
All of us sometimes have mixed feelings about the EU but, in one area, even its harshest critics…
Ed Miliband is Labour’s Al Pacino
“Either we heal as a team, or we’re gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play. Until we’re…
Why do we bother?
I dare say like most people, there are times when as a Labour Party member I’ve asked myself…
Are all prejudices the same?
On Saturday, I chaired a sparky question time style debate at the Fabian conference 2012 (which, incidentally, was…
Do we want humourless, inoffensive MPs?
Today there’s understandable anger that Tom Harris has been forced to resign from his role as a “Social…
Our democracy at risk
To be able to decide whether to cast one’s vote is fundamental to our democracy. Yet it is…
Economics by homeopathy
I didn’t see Ed Balls’ speech to the Fabian Society Annual Conference yesterday; I was a work. Well,…
Not scroungers anymore
What a week! What could I possibly write in a blog post? I have 500 stories to…
Yes, we do accept cuts
That was the key line from Ed Balls’s speech to the Fabian Society today, and it’s one that…
