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I propose the following basic elements in a new constructive policy on Scotland for the Labour Party: 1. Scottish independence, just as much as devo max, will (or would) require the collaboration of the Westminster government, with whom its…
Scotland, and its potential independence, is currently a big political issue. The self-interested bickering of David Cameron and Alex Salmond has opened up a space for Labour to step-forward not just as defenders of the union but partisans…
The UK political parties have suddenly woken up and discovered an imminent threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom: the Scottish SNP government’s pledge to hold a referendum on independence for Scotland within two or three years. We…
The stunning success of the Military Wives choir is a wonderful and quintessentially English story. Their story is one of resolve, of finding meaning in our locality and the people with whom we rub shoulders day to day, of combating our…
Aneurin Bevan said that the evolution of our political economy is driven by three forces in a dynamic struggle - private property, poverty and democracy - and at difficult economic times private property will attack democracy to defend its…
This really is a rather good time for those of us who believe in cracking political systems and institutions open with greater democracy. A number of new innovations are beginning to make a real difference. Let's start with the most…
It is often said of power that it is not given - it has to be taken. And as Birmingham's mayoral referendum moves closer, our councillors need to be bold in taking powers that have been held centrally for too long. To unpack this line of…
The Slovak parliament has voted against ratifying the Eurozone's bail-out mechanism. The Slovak vote, and what it represents, is very important. What a small country thinks about Europe is just as important as any the views of any big…
By Tessa Jowell MP Political parties which fail to change and fail to come up with a new vision for the public, fail to win. That's why I think the publication of the Purple Book is so important. It brings together long-serving politicians…
By Martin McCluskey / @martinmccluskey Almost exactly eleven years ago, Donald Dewar stood at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth and talked of Labour, in control of the Scottish Parliament, delivering "Scottish Solutions for…
By Dr Paul Salveson It's time for change on Britain's railways; radical solutions are needed to make them accontable and affordable, and contribute to sustainable regional development. There are many opportunities for reform of our…
By Brian Barder / @brianlb The government's proposals for House of Lords 'reform' are a nonsense, but that's no reason to give up on more sensible and progressive options for change. Devolution has brought us half-way into a UK federation…
