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Professor David O'Brien

Why we need an industrial strategy for culture

Professor Dave O’Brien will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 on May 11th, at our panel ‘Do we need a Cultural Industrial Strategy?’. Get your tickets to hear more from him there!   The UK’s cultural and creative sectors face a range of challenges. High profile cuts in

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Paul Richards

Whatever happens in the locals, the task remains huge.

The Labour election broadcast in election week has a simple message: if you voted for Boris in 2019, it’s safe to come over to Labour. This was supported by the beautifully stage-managed defection of Dr Dan Poulter, a former Conservative health minister, to Labour last weekend. It was greeted by

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Sarah Atkinson

Why Labour needs to get serious about class

Sarah Atkinson will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 on May 11th, at our panel ‘Is Labour serious about class?’. Get your tickets to hear more from her there!   The UK is in a productivity slump. Getting out of it means motivating people to realise every ounce

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Alex Hesz

Whisper it, but Sunak had a good week

For some time now, the macro pre-electoral strategy of Labour has been straightforwardly Napoleonic; never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake. A rich buffet of mistakes. A carnival float parade of blunders, incompetence, crookedness and circular firing squads. Labour’s plan has been a masterclass in patience. The

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Paul Mason

2.5% Too Little and 2.5% Too Late

Rishi Sunak has pledge to hike defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, raising the MOD’s budget to £87bn over the next six years. The move came on a trip to Poland, and was announced via a press release from the Prime Minister’s office – not the Treasury or

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David Brindle

How can Labour win on social care?

David Brindle will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024, at our panel ‘Fair Care: Can Labour deliver high quality and accessible care for all?’. Get your tickets to hear more from him there!   How much does Labour need to say about its plans for social care and

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