Balls says earmarking money to fund housing pledge will be a priority
Ed Balls last night promised to prioritise earmarking billions of pounds to fund Labour’s pledge to build 200,000…
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“The status quo is now not an option” – Brown lays out an argument for further devolution
This morning, Gordon Brown made a speech on the Scottish referendum where he pushed the devolution reforms that…
Chris Leslie rules out raising National Insurance to pay for social care
The possibility of Labour pledging a specific tax to raise money for NHS spending resurfaced this weekend, with Ed…
Blair backs Miliband agenda in leadership anniversary lecture
Tony Blair today gave what could be viewed as his biggest endorsement yet of Ed Miliband’s leadership of…
Ways to win in 2015: 5 lessons from Chuka’s Progress speech
One Nation Labour has had a rough ride. First it was deemed a fluffy vision with no policies.…
A show of unity: Only hope or aspiration at Progress conference
“I’m not trying to depress you,” remarked YouGov pollster Peter Kellner, midway through an opening speech that was,…
The dangers of safety-first
Amid all the attention given to Nigel Farage’s victory in last week’s European elections, the weakness of the…
New Labour obituary: this is the modernisers’ Clause Four moment
Yesterday, it was announced that Progress would be dropping their label as “the New Labour pressure group”. This…
New Labour “passed into history” as Progress drops use of label
The debate over whether or not New Labour is history has flared up periodically over the past few…
ASLEF withdraw “outlaw Progress” motion from Labour Conference
Last year, ASLEF sent a motion to Labour Party conference that seemed intended to “outlaw Progress” as the…
