“Corbyn’s plans may hurt the very people he’s seeking to help”, warns Fabian general secretary
Andrew Harrop, general secretary of the Fabian Society, has warned that Jeremy Corbyn’s plans might hurt the very…
Andrew Harrop
Labour figures react to the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour’s new leader
This lunchtime Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour party, with a landslide victory. He gained 59.5%…
UK tax system is “not fit for purpose”
Research suggests that talking about tax is not as “politically toxic” with voters as it is perceived to…
Labour must offer popular, big-tent politics to reach out to voters in 2020
Victory for the Labour party in 2020 is going to be more than twice as difficult to achieve…
The speech Ed Miliband could make on Friday morning
For days the Tories and the right-wing press have been questioning the legitimacy of Labour coming second but…
The SNP manifesto is a dangerous throwback to the 80s
This isn’t the article I expected to write about the SNP manifesto. I was ready to praise Nicola…
It is time for the Labour Party to rediscover its vocation: the fight against inequality and poverty
Just over 100 years ago the Fabian Society Women’s Group published a hugely influential report ‘Round About a…
Talking to the Liberal Democrats won’t be easy
My own political story is a case in point: I’ve been a Labour activist all my adult life…
The drawn-out phoney war is over – here are the challenges for Miliband now
I think we can now conclude that Ed Miliband had a good Christmas break. In the first fortnight…
Why Andrew Harrop has got it wrong on National Insurance
Recently, Andrew Harrop made four arguments against raising National Insurance contributions to finance the growing NHS deficit. It…
