The ShortList – January 24th

From @LabourList

Catch up with all the last week’s highlights on LabourList with the ShortList.

Our PPC Profile this week was of Thirsk’s Jonathan Roberts.

This week, LabourList also launched TANKED, our monthly coverage of the latest from progressive think tanks and campagin groups – starting with the ippr.

And, this week, Ed Miliband responded to LabourList’s New Ideas for a Renewed Movement series with a letter to editor Alex Smith.

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News
With unemployment down last month, how has government’s recessionary policy helped in your area compared with under the Tories?

Barack Obama marked a year in the White House with a difficult week. Anthony Painter looks at how he’s getting on.

Why has George Osborne been sidelined from the Tory campaign’s frontline?

The successful MyDavidCameron website also asked: where IS George Osborne?

Gordon Brown will give evidence beore the Chilcot Inquiry before the general election.

David Cameron has a new form of elitism – but is it any good?

Cadbury’s was taken over by US firm Kraft this week. Andrew Pakes said it was an example of the destructive capitalism we need to leave behind.

Party, People and Policy

Labour will launch its first iPhone app – with mobile virtual phone bank – in February.

Labour’s biggest three campaign groups – Compass, Progress and the Fabians – have joined forces to pressure the PM into “decisive action” on electoral reform.

The reform cynics are wrong to presume the alternative vote would damage Labour, writes Michael Calderbank.

Mobilising for Labour: two of Labour’s best Twitterers launch the new weekly campaign initiative #mobmonday.

Tony Blair doesn’t need to apologise – but we do need to know why he to us to war when he did, writes Brian Barder.

A Tory government could be the NHS’ worst nightmare, says Rob Carr.

Here are seven key seats to watch at Election2010.

Labour should lead the way with three responses to binge-drinking, writes Gabe Trodd.

Opinion
The Tory threat is real – but progressives from across the political spectrum can come together to beat it, writes Ken Livingstone.

There is a way to get a leadership election right, says Sunder Katwala: wait.

Labour should stand up or egalitarianism, not social mobility, writes Rebecca Hickman.

Is this one of the reasons the Tories aren’t doing better, asks Lib Dem blogger Mark Thompson…

Previous editions of the ShortList
Causes to Fight For — January 17th, 2010.

Hoon-Hewitt gate — January 10th, 2010.

The Copenhagen climate summit — December 20th, 2009.

The PBR — December 16th, 2009

Brown comes out fighting in PQMs — December 6th, 2009.

The Chilcot Inquiry opens — November 29th, 2009.

The Queen’s Speech — November 22nd, 2009.

Glasgow North East by-election — November 14th, 2009

Blair and Miliband to Europe? — November 8th, 2009.

Europe and the Primary debate — November 1st, 2009

Griffin on Question Time — October 25th, 2009

Tory confused numbers — October 17th, 2009

Conseravtive conference — October 10, 2009.

Labour conference — October 3rd, 2009.

A Britain where everyone has a stake and a say — September 5th, 2009.

Teddy Kennedy: a good and decent man — August 29th, 2009.

Election strategy — August 22nd, 2009.

We Love the NHS — August 15th, 2009.

Green shoots are not enough — August 8th, 2009.

Debating ConservativeHome — August 1st, 2009.

Cruddas and Purnell — July 23rd, 2009.

The Ken Livingstone interview — July 18th, 2009.