‘From solidarity to accountability: why Labour must stand up for Hong Kong’
Following the Labour Party gathering for its annual conference, where it was excited to seize the momentum of…
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The worst of both worlds
A brief from Merrill Lynch, one of the world’s leading financial management companies, in 2011 began: “Recessions don’t…
Lessons from history: three policies for a One Nation government
Since Ed Miliband’s speech at Labour Party conference last year, we have heard much talk about One Nation…
Have the Tories given up on Parliament?
“Because we are serious about redistributing power, we will restore the balance between the government and Parliament” Conservative…
Falkirk West: Len McCluskey denounces “smear campaign” and threatens legal action
[liveblog]The New Statesman has a leaked letter from Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey to Unite members in the…
Why the Lib Dems (and David Laws in particular) are not fit for government
ITV have finally uncovered Liam Byrne’s infamous note written to his successor as Chief Secretary to the Teasury in…
Work Programme is improving but still failing majority
Figures out today show an improvement in the number of people who have found long term employment through…
Further education is the big loser in the spending review
George Osborne argued that the Spending Review would promote growth and fairness. Further and higher education are key…
Why would young people support the welfare state?
John Harris had a somewhat alarming piece in yesterday’s Guardian claiming that young people were increasingly turning to…
Sure Start: one of Labour’s most permanently transformative successes
Looking back over Labour’s 13 years, there are plenty of achievements to celebrate alongside plentiful regrets for things…
Our Guest Editor for the next few days is…
It doesn’t happen very often, but I’m taking a few days away from the site – I’ll be…
