The Fabian Society’s 11 big policy ideas for a Labour government
Think tanks are not political parties. Most of the time we examine policy problems one by one. It…
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‘Labour must get stuck into culture wars by healing divides, not ignoring them’
How do you call off a culture war? Most of us can easily think of some political and…
‘Labour’s pre-election nerves must not prevent vital short-term spending’
It is a summer of discontent. For more than a decade, things in Britain have been going downhill…
Australia is emulating New Labour on public services. Starmer must follow suit
Labour’s sister party in Australia delivered its budget earlier this month, its first since returning to power after…
Stevenage Woman backs public ownership more than Labour Together thinks
I’ve spent the last ten years reminding people how popular public ownership is – even Conservative voters support…
Labour must fill the policy void on public services and put a focus on prevention
It is a mark of how much our public services have deteriorated that the famous pledges on which…
Labour not able to spend its way out of government’s “mess”, Starmer to argue
Keir Starmer will argue that a future Labour government will not be able to spend its way out…
Reeves: Government “instincts” in mini-Budget were to cut taxes for wealthiest
Rachel Reeves has declared that the mini-Budget shows that the government’s “instincts” were to cut taxes for the…
The Tories must not be allowed to pass off business as usual as ‘levelling up’
As an ex-council leader, I try to keep out of the day-to-day commentary of the organisation I used…
Labour criticism of UK and Scottish governments focuses on public services
Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday that she wants to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence in October 2023.…
