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Martin Yuille

Martin is a professional molecular biologist and author. He joined the Labour Party in 1999 because he could see an end coming to its tribalism. Then, as now, he wants to see a new Britain
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Pragmatism: The Vision We Need

Critics of our Labour government say it has no “vision.” Starmer, they say, has abandoned hope in favour of cold pragmatism. Labour should have a vision that brings hope to people and not crush hope with hard matter-of-factness. This criticism is erroneous. The error may arise from a lack of

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Beyond the Welfare State: Building the Health Society

Given the recent turn in polling, it now seems that Labour could well win the next election with pledges to fix the damage left by the Tories. The pledges might include: end child poverty; rebuild the Welfare State; green energy, housing and communities; rebuild our democracy; regain respect for the

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