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The Campaign for a Labour Majority

Shamik Das | 17 May 2013

Against the background of the Peter Kellner’s analysis presented to Progress conference on Saturday, all thoughts were geared towards how Labour can win a majority in 2015 – and what might happen were such a result to prove out of reach, with Labour MPs John Denham and John ...

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Greg Falconer | 15 May, 2013

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While Westminster gazed at its collective navel after the local elections and the Queen’s speech last week, the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere quietly exceeded the symbolic figure of 400 parts per million. It has become unfashionable to talk about climate change. The prevailing wisdom is that the next election will be won …

Marginals or marginalia?

Stephen Bush | 14 May, 2013

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I used to think that coalition was the way forward: any hue that wasn’t blue would do me just fine. I thought that British politics was a disastrous night out: a nation determined to go for a pub crawl forced into Starbucks by three determined coffee-drinkers. But I realise now that coalition politics isn’t the …

Blue to red: Can Labour win without Tory switchers?

Catherine Vallis | 14 May, 2013

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‘No.’ This was the simple answer from Mary Creagh that kicked off the Progress annual conference 2013 breakout session ‘Can Labour win without Tory switchers?’ To explore this issue Progress brought together a diverse panel chaired by Hopi Sen. Mary Creagh, the shadow environment secretary, was joined by Independent columnist Owen Jones, former Daily Telegraph …

Iron Man or rusty party?

The Insider | 14 May, 2013

Ed Miliband’s strength has exposed Labour’s stress points. How do we stop these turning into damaging cracks? Those advising Miliband feel a sense of frustration with the sudden emergence of discontent last month about Labour’s position. The economy is sputtering, Labour has a consistent lead in the polls, the government stumbles from economic failure to …

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Ivan Lewis MP | 14 May, 2013

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As Ed Miliband set out in his powerful and emotional speech to last year’s Labour party conference, One Nation is a vision for Britain’s national renewal which aims to give people a sense of hope that both the family they love and the country they love can have a fairer and more successful future. Britain …

The work begins today

David Talbot | 13 May, 2013

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As the dust settles from an inconclusive bout of county council elections, which left all, now four, party leaders with much to ponder, eyes flicker to the looming general election two years hence. Before that, though, UKIP seem almost certain to top the poll in the European elections next May. The mystery will be whether …