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Fifty shades of red: Examining the candidates for Labour’s top target seats
22 April 2015
On the eve of the 2010 general election, the Fabian Review profiled the incoming generation of Labour MPs. There was a sense of optimism that these new Labourites could put both the scandal of expenses and the interminable divisions of...
Continue Reading ElectionsThe Democracy Lab: Changing politics as we know it
21 April 2015
Historically, demokratia meant a participatory government where the demos (people) had equal kratos (power). Only since the late 1800s has this 2,000 year-old concept evolved into what we recognise as democracy today: elected representative democracy. It is summed up in...
Continue Reading DemocracyGrowing together: Engaging employees to unlock the productivity challenge
20 April 2015
New technology is disrupting established industries at a breakneck pace. Just think of the effect of internet banking on employment in the financial sector; the likely effect of driverless cars on the automotive sector; of social media on taxi services;...
Continue Reading Business / Economy / Employment / Technology / WorkMemo to Ministers: Business, Innovation and Skills
20 April 2015
Ed Miliband launched the Labour Party’s manifesto for the General Election by telling the nation that a Labour government will “change the way the country is run and who it is run for.” Behind Number 10, the most important department...
Continue ReadingLast night's group hug was a warning shot for Labour
17 April 2015
The smaller parties stole the show in the opposition debate last night on the BBC. One of the biggest talking points occurred at the end of the debate when the leaders of the three smaller progressive party leaders embracing in...
Continue ReadingDigital alchemy: The digital revolution will work in Labour’s favour
17 April 2015
With people now spending well over two hours online each day, digital communications are frontier territory in general elections. As new technology develops, new digital platforms emerge and our online behaviour changes, everyone is experimenting as they mix science with...
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