January, 2012

The New Cente-Ground pamphlet front cover

The new centre-ground

Progress  |   31 January 2012

Progress today launches The new centre-ground: how can progressives win a new majority?, a major new publication on the future of progressive politics in Britain by the chair of Labour’s policy review, Liam Byrne MP. The pamphlet will be debated at an event at 6pm in Westminster this evening addressed by Liam Byrne; YouGov’s Peter …

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Five notes on Cameron’s EU-turn

Denis MacShane MP  |   31 January 2012

1) David Cameron’s acceptance in Brussels yesterday that Britain would place no obstacles in the next stage of European development is the biggest U-turn by a British prime minister in the decades-long tortuous history of the UK’s relationship with Europe. Six weeks ago Cameron came back to cheers from Eurosceptic MPs and press as he …

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Time for Labour to get real

John Mann MP  |   31 January 2012

The biggest fault line in the Labour party the last decade has been the obsession that our leaders have had with life in London. From London orientated health reform, to London school dominance, to a love of the City of London and now a London-centric welfare debate. I could not afford the housing prices of …

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Putting the red back into Redhill

Rhys Williams  |   30 January 2012

It will come as no great surprise to many that the town of Redhill, a conurbation of 60,000 people located in deepest Surrey and connected to the stockbroker town of Reigate, has no elected Labour councillors at present. Certainly if parliamentary election results are anything to go by – after all, the people of Surrey …

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A new fiscal realism: How does Labour solve its credibility problem?

Simon Jeffrey  |   30 January 2012

This event is the second series based on the ‘new centre-ground’ theme that has been developed by Ed Miliband. This seminar will discuss some of the proposals put forward in a new Progress and Centre for American Progress pamphlet, authored by Liam Byrne MP, looking at different aspects of ‘the new centre-ground’ and the policies …

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Britain 2015: is there a new centre ground and how does Labour capture it? In Sunderland

Progress events  |   30 January 2012

This event is the first in our regional series based on the ‘new centre-ground’ theme that has been developed by Ed Miliband. Thisfollows the launch in January of a Progress and Centre for American Progress pamphlet, authored by Liam Byrne MP, looking at different aspects of ‘the new centre-ground’ and the policies progressives around the …

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Britain 2015: is there a new centre ground and how does Labour capture it? Welsh Labour Conference

Progress events  |   30 January 2012

  This event is part of our regional series based on the ‘new centre-ground’ theme that has been developed by Ed Miliband. This follows the launch in January of a Progress and Centre for American Progress pamphlet, authored by Liam Byrne MP, looking at different aspects of ‘the new centre-ground’ and the policies progressives around …

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Evidence, not dogma: a smart way to raise education standards

Simon Jeffrey  |   30 January 2012

Stephen Twigg MP, shadow education secretary, will outline his vision of education reform based on evidence not dogma, standards and not structures. Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL and Oli de Botton, head of standards and performance at School 21, will respond to the speech and Gerard Kelly, editor of the TES will open …

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Britain 2015: is there a new centre ground and how does Labour capture it? In Cambridge

Progress events  |   30 January 2012

This event is part of our regional series which is  based on the ‘new centre-ground’ theme that has been developed by Ed Miliband. This follows the launch in January of a Progress and Centre for American Progress pamphlet, authored by Liam Byrne MP, looking at different aspects of ‘the new centre-ground’ and the policies progressives around …

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Britain 2015: is there a new centre ground and how does Labour capture it? In Sheffield

Progress events  |   30 January 2012

This event is part of our regional series which is  based on the ‘new centre-ground’ theme that has been developed by Ed Miliband. This follows the launch in January of a Progress and Centre for American Progress pamphlet, authored by Liam Byrne MP, looking at different aspects of ‘the new centre-ground’ and the policies progressives …

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