The Tyranny of Certainty
There is too much certainty in politics. How often do you hear that policy X will definitely do…
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Why do Nick Clegg’s mistakes irk me as much as they do?
Nick Clegg has started the New Year as he means to go on – further tying himself and…
2013: in Labour’s do-or-die year, it’s the strategy of hope versus the strategy of hopeful
The audacity of hope: it worked for Obama in 2008, and it is an important quality for an…
Fare Enough?
Today, fares on London Transport have increased above the level of inflation for the fifth time in a…
5 key aims for Labour in 2013
By Mark Ferguson and Marcus Roberts 2012 was the year that Ed Miliband secured his leadership of the…
The web is vital – but let’s not miss its broader lessons for our politics
During the 2010 general election campaign, and for a year or so leading up to it, a standard…
Yvette Cooper attacks Tories for “rowing backwards on equal marriage”
Speaking this afternoon, Labour’s shadow equalities minister Yvette Cooper made the following attack on the Tories over equal…
Under Len McCluskey, Unite has gone from strength to strength
Labour had a good week with the voters two weeks ago. Three convincing by-election victories brought three excellent…
Creating a private rented sector based on long-termism and responsibility
Today we’re launching the second in a series of housing policy papers on the private rented sector. This document…
George Osborne claims he is targeting the work-shy and benefit scroungers, but it’s just not true
Yesterday we saw the full scale of David Cameron and George Osborne’s economic failure. And we also found…
