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September 2010

September 2010



Columns
Paul's week in politics Paul's week in politics
Paul Richards
Red Wedge Red Wedge
Dividing the Lib-Con coalition
Kate comments Kate comments
Kate Green MP
Commons people Commons people
Jonathan Reynolds MP
Stateside story Stateside story
James Plunkett
Union matters Union matters
Hannah Blythyn
Scotland Scotland
Judith Fisher
Young progressives Young progressives
David Chaplin & Jamie McMahon
The economy The economy
Rachel Reeves MP & Ben Fox
Colombia Colombia
Maria Carolina Latorre
School governors' network School governors' network
News and views from the education frontline
Third Sector Third Sector
Tom Levitt
The Politics of Poverty The Politics of Poverty
Steve Cockburn
From the grassroots From the grassroots
Louisa Thomson
Holyrood 2011 Holyrood 2011
Kezia Dugdale
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Columns

Labour's journey: 'Blairism' and modernisation

Paul Richards
Friday, September 03, 2010

'Blairite' is a lazy term signifying only personal relationships, but the canon of 'Blairism' can be found and understood in A Journey. Paul Richards reads the memoir and urges the new leader to read it all and draw lessons on modernisation for Labour.


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Independence back up the agenda?

Judith Fisher
Friday, September 03, 2010

Alex Salmond believes that independence will be a ‘major, perhaps dominating, issue' in the run up to the election in May. Initially this appears a peculiar stance for him to take, given that support for independence in Scotland is currently sitting at less than a third.


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Civil Society, Third Sector, Big Society?

Tom Levitt
Thursday, September 02, 2010

Did the coalition really spend thousands of pounds changing the name of the Office of the Third Sector to the Office of Civil Society because Dave ‘didn't like the name'? Tom Levitt explains what the changes may mean for the third sector.


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Transition to adulthood

Rob Allen, T2A
Thursday, September 02, 2010

A new approach for young adults would signal a fresh start for Labour on crime and justice


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Britain and Labour need to talk up, not down, pupils' achievements

Jamie McMahon
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

I always know summer is drawing to an end when I see the same old A level and GCSE stories in the headlines. Articles start with ‘record results for GCSE students' and end by chastising the ‘dumbing down' of exams.


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Now the battle begins

Kate Green MP
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

As the government pushes back against criticism from the IFS, the Fawcett Society and beyond, Labour is united and ready to spring to fight for its progressive legacy of not just the last 13 years but throughout its history


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We need to become more interesting than cats in bins

Paul Richards
Friday, August 27, 2010

It is depressing but true that for all the hustings, speeches, manifestos, endorsements, mailings and phone calls, the Labour leadership contest has been less interesting to the public than a woman putting a cat into a wheelie bin.


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This is what comes next

Paul Richards
Friday, August 20, 2010

It's been a tough summer for the Labour leadership contenders. But the race hasn't allowed for much real discussion on why Labour lost. The really big task is still to kick in; here are some thoughts on how to lead for Labour and Britain


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Tax cuts for the many?

Nur Laiq
Thursday, August 19, 2010

With the midterms looming, Obama is pushing to keep the Bush tax cuts for all but the richest two per cent of Americans. But the Republicans are determined to win political gain by resurrecting the ‘tax relief' mantra.


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Back to school for Keith Joseph’s successor

James Valentine
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The autumn term approaches and for Michael Gove it will be a difficult first day back. The Building Schools for the Future cancellation turned out to be a fiasco and there's still uncertainty about whether all capital investment in schools has been stopped.


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