Young people’s mistrust of government should worry Labour
This week I attended the British Election Study conference with my colleagues at Class. It was in…
Ed Miliband
We need to offer more than just a slightly kinder state
Ed Miliband’s speech on the deficit confirmed what we all knew. Labour will not sweep aside austerity. We…
We don’t need fairer austerity, we need to get rid of it
Today’s announcement by our Party leader on our deficit reduction plan is somewhat misguided. We don’t need milder…
Miliband announces deficit reduction as first election pledge
In a recent interview, Alan Johnson said he’d like to see Ed Miliband make a couple of big…
“We will cut the deficit every year while securing the future of the NHS” – the full text of Ed Miliband’s speech on the deficit
My speech today is about the deficit. Its place in our priorities. How a Labour government would deal…
Why and how we must fight to make the Labour Party better
This piece was inspired by the recent essay on the death of Social Democracy by Neal Lawson I…
Miliband says Labour won’t back Tory plans for 1930s style spending – but there will be yearly cuts until the books are balanced
Ed Miliband will make a major speech on Labour’s plans to reduce the deficit tomorrow (Thursday) – and…
Miliband makes stirring defence of Human Rights Act
Ed Miliband marked the UN Human Rights Day today by making a powerful defence of the UK’s role…
Miliband sets out votes at 16 timetable
Ed Miliband had already announced that Labour would introduces votes for 16 year olds if elected next year,…
Here’s the best way to counter the Tory narrative
A solidly working class friend of mine surprised me the other day. “I like that Nigel Farage,” he…
