Time to lead and explain
What we can learn from the era of the ‘Geddes Axe’ At the 1922 general election the Labour party more than doubled its representation, rising from 57 to 142 seats. This election was fought soon after the ‘Geddes Axe’ was wielded, which slashed public expenditure in an effort to restore the pre-first ...
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Letter from … Paris
The cheers that accompanied François Hollande’s election seem a distant dream. Dismal economic results, a terrible press at home and abroad, and confusion about what the French president stands for, marred the anniversary of his first year in office on 6 May. His ratings have plummeted from more than 60 per cent in May 2012 …
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Life beyond 400
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 …
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Marginals or marginalia?
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 …
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Blue to red: Can Labour win without Tory switchers?
‘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 …
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Iron Man or rusty party?
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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One Nation understood
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 …
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