Far from exhausted, the left of British politics is alive and thriving

We must look carefully at the influence of lobbyists on our political system

These small steps show how we can embrace technology to further political participation

Barack Obama has been fond of cutting through false choices, whether between national security and “our ideals,” or between “sound science and moral values.” In launching our book, The Change We Need: What Britain Can Learn from Obama’s Victory, Nick Anstead and I have come across three of our own.

Labour must take a risk on renewal at our grassroots

India might be the rising global power of South Asia, but it is the country's north-westerly neighbour which is currently holding the world's gaze. A series of incredible events in Pakistan, including the attacks on Sri Lanka's cricket team, the truce with the 'good' Taliban in the swat valley and the re-installation of the chief justice have all grabbed the world's attention.

April 2009, make or break month for Labour

The Liberal Democrats’ opposition to the Child Trust Fund is regressive and misguided

The continuing confusion over the future of the Lisbon treaty - Ireland is due to vote again, the Czechs have not yet ratified, and Germany's constitutional court is currently discussing its legality - has caused all of us who believe in the European project to reflect on Europe’s direction. For too long, too many pro-Europeans have been frightened of tackling Eurosceptic assaults head-on. It is high time that we took a much more positive approach to Europe. It is high time that we forcefully outlined what the EU has done for Britain, and what it can do in the future.

Is the Laming report the start of a new chapter in child protection?