Weekly Survey: Zero hours, Axelrod – and do you care if you MP is “local”?
Ed Miliband made a set of commitments last week, pledging that a Labour government will crack down on…
St George’s Day
We don’t need to ‘reclaim’ the St George’s flag – just get out there and wave it
More could still be done to make St George’s Day a truly national event that brings everyone together…
Celebrating St George’s Day can help us build a an inclusive future
Today we’ll have the first major St George’s Day celebrations in Southampton. Community groups and schools will take…
We must use days like this to build our communities
St George’s Day is popular in Wigan. Scouts and Brownies take to the streets for an annual St.…
The search for an English politics of identity, locality and democracy
The debate about nationhood will finish on September 18th. When Scotland rejects independence, we can all breathe a…
Our different identities are what makes the UK work
Last week Alex Salmond told a New York audience that he had no territorial ambitions in the North…
Englishness is something we should champion, not fear
Happy St. George’s Day! You might ask, what does that even mean? – if I said that to…
England has a radical tradition Labour can embrace
St George’s Day seldom goes by without some features editor asking me to compile a list of things…
Is Labour ready to appeal unashamedly to England?
Is Labour ready to appeal unashamedly to England? Whilst many party members feel (as I do) more British…
The importance of England
Today is St George’s Day, which will pass most English people by. But it will also mean a…
