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by Rory Palmer Reconnecting with working class communities is seen as a vital part of Labour's post-election debate. That said, leadership contender Andy Burnham was right to suggest that it was not the case that we had not delivered for…

We have had a serious rebuff at the General Election, and today I want to talk about the task in front of us. Some of the most important statistics about the General Election are about the shift from 1997 to the present day. As we consider…

by Adam Harrison Brendan Barber's address at the start of the conference was a clear reminder of the successes and shortcomings of New Labour, highlighting its drift from a party that caught the mood of the country in the 1990s and…

By Richard Angell On Saturday, Progress holds its annual conference which will give Labour activists and interested observers of centre-left politics another weekend opportunity to reflect on the election and chart a new strategy for Labour…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Since the election just 10 days ago, Labour have now gained 13,000 new members. Many of those are former Lib Dem voters or members, who have joined Labour partly in disillusionment that the Lib Dems have gone…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 At the beginning of March Progress launched the David v Goliath campaign. It's been a big success, raising thousands of pounds for some of Labour's great candidates fighting hard in constituencies targeted by…

By Rob MacPherson "We've changed our Party," exclaimed David Cameron at the launch of three Tory posters last month. "Some people said we couldn't do it," he added. Others say he still hasn't. Dave's belief that his party "are progressive…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I know some people feel over-exposed to or lethargic about the lessons Labour seeks to learn from the Obama campaign, but with the UK launch of campaign manager David Plouffe's Audacity to Win recently, I've…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato I've written a fair bit in these virtual pages about the pressing need for constitutional reform. One idea Progress pushed for much of last year was that of a Citizens' Convention. It seemed to me that the…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Tessa Jowell will give a speech to Progress tonight to launch a government commission to look into how public services can be run with greater involvement of both users and staff. The commission will be…

By Jessica Asato / @Jessica_Asato Yesterday, Progress sent a letter to the Prime Minister signed by 10 backbench Labour MPs including former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, former Education Secretary Estelle Morris, former Europe minister…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 A year ago today, I awoke early after a night flight from Las Vegas to Chicago. That morning, the windy city was unseasonally warm, and the excitement was palpable. I'd spent the previous 6 weeks driving…