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Where now for New Labour? The Progressive Challenge is about making a positive case for a fourth term Labour government. The series covers five key policy areas - welfare reform, public service reform, criminal justice, immigration and progressive internationalism – that Labour must address if it is to win again. These will feature in our publications and events over the course of 2008. This page will be regularly updated with the latest contributions to the debate: from cabinet ministers, MPs, and Labour and Progress members. You can read the initial statement introducing the Progressive Challenge, the editorial in our February magazine. |
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The members of our five policy groups are keen to hear your views on the proposals in their respective green papers. |
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Progress’ five policy groups, having examined the responses they received to their initial discussion papers, have published their final white papers.
You can read the five white papers here:
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The fact that will do for the Tories is that they don't know what they think. The twists and turns of trying to take the toxic from a political brand has left them dizzy. They don't know where they...
Rt Hon James Purnell MP in Welfare reform
19/06/2008
Welfare reform proposals are like buses,’ an official recently told me.
‘You wait for ages and then lots of them come at once.’ After years of
relative quiet, a succession of government...
David Pinto-Duschinsky in Welfare reform
01/02/2008
Despite unprecedented success in reducing unemployment, the British
government now faces a clear but complex problem: how to help the
significant minority of people seemingly stuck on incapacity,...
Lee Bowes and Peter Cove in Welfare reform
01/02/2008
