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There goes the fear

The end of politics is the attention-grabbing title of Douglas Carswell's book. But the book ends without offering a genuine consideration of what politics is really for – just that it is broken.

The book argues that government has got much...

New coalitions need new politics first

While Westminster feasts on the fresh meat of a new by-election, Jonathan Freedland raises a good point: is the collective reputation of politics collateral damage in the Chris Huhne affair?

“Huhne's admission damages all politicians. The cynics have long charged that...

One nation means more than just England

The hunger for intellectual and political renewal within the labour movement was evident at the Fabian’s New Year Conference in January. Ed Milliband’s invigorating and hugely encouraging speech showed how Labour’s ‘one nation’ vision for reshaping our country from the...

A one nation union

The worst electoral mistake a political party can make is to ask the public a question to which it is not the most logical or natural answer.

In 2011, Scottish Labour got hammered because we asked: ‘Which party would you vote...

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