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Alison McGovern MP | 24 May 2013

It’s a very strange experience to leave your place of work, head across the river to the National Theatre and see your place of work portrayed by actors on the stage there. To see the very room you just left recreated for the audience to see. To hear the language that hums ...

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How do we get a parliament that looks more like Britain?

Sally Prentice | 17 May, 2013

The Campaign for a Labour Majority

Given the recent controversy over the European selections, it was not surprising that this session of the Progress conference led to a stimulating discussion. An eclectic panel of Michael Meacher MP, Oona King, Kirsty McNeill, Steve Hart and Sadie Smith started the debate. Michael Meacher said that, while Tory MPs are representative of their core …

Stop the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’

Kevin Peel | 17 May, 2013

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I was spurred to action when a licensing application was submitted in my ward for what would be the 25th betting shop in Manchester city centre. No longer are betting shops a place to go to put a flutter on the horses or the football. The primary use of these betting shops has fast become …

How do we get Britain back to work?

James Gill | 17 May, 2013

The Campaign for a Labour Majority

The Progress business breakout session, entitled Osborne’s Not Working: How do we get Britain back to work?, was an example of real progress and commitment that Labour has to becoming the natural party of business. Chaired by Seema Malhotra, the chair of the Labour backbench committee on business, and a panel featuring our shadow business …

In tune, we win

The Progressive | 16 May, 2013

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The dividing lines the Tories are drawing are false but powerful Those glued to BBC Parliament over the Easter bank holiday watched the 1983 election played out in real time. The longest suicide note in history. Arthur Scargill and the Militants. Hapless media performances. Labour politicians blaming the Social Democratic party, the media and, by …

Majority Rules

Peter Kellner | 16 May, 2013

In a major new publication, Peter Kellner assesses Labour’s prospects of winning an outright majority in 2015. With two years to go until the general election, he argues Labour must defy history, overcome some awkward numbers, and overcome persistent weaknesses in the reputation of the party. And he outlines new polling for Progress about Labour’s …

Beating the blues

Steve Van Riel | 16 May, 2013

Ed Miliband has accomplished much over the past two years. The battle to win a majority in 2015 will open a new phase in his leadership, writes Steve Van Riel For the last two years, wherever Ed Miliband has chosen to focus his political energy he has had a great deal of success. Nick Clegg’s …