Labour should push for 16 year olds to get a vote in the 2014 Euro elections
News this week that 16 and 17 year olds will be voting in the Scottish independence referendum has…
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Michael Sandel and the politics of the common good
There has been a bit of excitement recently about the role that Michael Sandel will play at Labour…
Duty, Obligation and the Labour Party – The Jon Cruddas Interview
A few weeks ago I interviewed Jon Cruddas. Usually when you meet an MP in Parliament they send…
Now let’s make the case for real equal constituencies
Nick Clegg’s decision to pull the plug on new Parliamentary boundaries appears to give us plenty to cheer.…
The new Cold War warms up in Iran
One thing I sometimes forget is that people born before, say, 1980, didn’t really grow up, like I…
The state needs a Self Determination Act
The British state is a monster and it’s a consequence of its constitution. Ministerial responsibility, the centralised, unitary…
NEC Report – 17th July 2012
This NEC meeting was preceded by a visit to the European Parliament on the 9th & 10th July…
Some suggestions for internal party reforms
After more than a decade in which New Labour’s high command believed that campaigns were primarily about media…
What should Labour’s organisational priorities be?
For the first time since the Iraq War in 2003, Labour does not feel in crisis. Ever since…
Jon Cruddas is back – about bloody time
A couple of days after Ed Miliband was announced leader of the Labour party in 2010, I ran…
