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Last week Ed Miliband set out how we plan to control social security spending by focusing on the costs of failure. And Ed Balls explained the tough inheritance Labour will face if we win in 2015. The failure of the government's economic…
Whilst Labour has a healthy poll lead nationally, there are few places where the party is performing better than in Wales. Riding high in the polls, in control of the Welsh Assembly, and looking to make gains in the 2015 elections, the…
By Tim Roca With devolution half complete the UK remains one of the most centralised countries in the world. London dominates in ways few other capital cities do. England is one of the only parts of the European Union without some form of…
By Tudor Evans The Coalition Government’s definition of localism appears to be freedom for local government to make its cuts in any way it pleases. We need to detoxify the term from the way the Tories have used it. They are distorting a…
Rarely does Parliament stop to consider issues as fundamental as the future composition of our country, but this afternoon in the House of Commons that is exactly what MPs are being asked to do. The title of this afternoon’s debate – on the…
This morning in front of a large and expectant Fabian audience (at their biggest conference yet), Ed Miliband gave the first speech of what will be a defining year for the Labour leader. Lets cut to the chase. It could have been more…
Today in Tooting, Ed Miliband will put speaking English at the heart of his "One Nation" agenda for integration of divided and culturally segregated communities. In a speech later this morning, Miliband will put forward a series of…
Lord Heseltine’s report, No Stone Unturned paints a vivid picture of the problems that have characterised our economy for decades: comparatively low productivity, skills gaps, and poor translation of basic research into goods and services…
The Tory plan for boundary changes (and fewer MPs) is widely considered to be finished, following Nick Clegg's announcement that Lib Dems will be voting against the plans. However, Cameron knows that the boundary changes are his best shot…
By Francis Davis With the Tory left in crisis Ed Milliband parked his ‘faith’ over the noble lawns of a tradition once defended by giants such as Chris Patten, David Hunt, and Michael Heseltine. For the Osborne-Gove backed leap to the right…
Modern Britain is unique: a nation of nations. Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland are proud and distinct parts of our United Kingdom, each with their own traditions and culture, heritage and history, accents, dialects and even…
If Britain is to be transformed into a forward looking and dynamic country it must harness and utilise fully the energy and strength of the British people. It will not be enough to rely on the structures of the British state and imagine…
