‘Reopening the Brexit debate would be a mistake’
Britain’s debate about Europe has been trapped between two competing stories. One says Brexit liberated Britain from an…
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Who are Labour for a Referendum?
Labour for a Referendum is a new organisation, campaigning for an in-out referendum on the UK’s place in…
Writing a Winning Manifesto for 2015
By Angela Eagle MP and Jon Cruddas MP Britain faces big challenges, but it has a Government with…
10 of the best #Govepolls tweets
After it became clear this morning that Michael Gove – a man who loves academic rigour – had…
Could this US import improve voter turnout?
As Mark Ferguson wrote here last week, just doing “ok” isn’t good enough anymore. Labour needs to get…
Miliband branded “average” by Lord Sainsbury – Media roundup: May 13th, 2013
Is Labour going to turn the state upside down? “Over the past month or so, I have been…
The many shades of Blue Labour (or why saying Blue Labour wants rid of Ed Balls is nonsense)
According to a report in The Sun this morning, “Blue Labour” want rid of Ed Balls. This alleged…
What school Cameron went to doesn’t matter to me – but what school you went to clearly does matter to David Cameron
In October 2008, David Cameron was quoted in the Daily Telegraph as paying tribute to a recently selected…
One Nation is not a slogan, it’s an idea whose time has come…again
It was said that Benjamin Disraeli’s real political genius lay in his ability to teach his party. The…
Planet Eton just doesn’t get it
Planet Eton just doesn’t get it When it comes to appealing to working class voters, it’s clearly a…
The Ed is not for turning
The mood at Progress conference hasn’t been terribly upbeat today. The opening session in particular had a mournful…
