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Why Europe? The left’s answer: Douglas Alexander's speech to the Fabian European conference
16 February 2013
Despite the title of this particular conference, I don't actually believe that Britain's continued membership of the EU is just a Right/Left issue. For me it's also a Right/Wrong issue. I say this because I believe that those opposed to our membership...
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The changing face of economic success
15 February 2013
Labour’s economic challenge can be viewed in two ways. In the short term restoring the credibility swept away between 2008 and 2010 is an urgent priority. But in the long term the task for Labour is to lay the foundations...
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Rejecting welfare state pessimism
15 February 2013
Many on the left would say that the greatest threat facing Britain’s welfare state is the present government’s reckless upheavals and swingeing spending cuts. Not Patrick Diamond and Guy Lodge, the authors of Policy Network’s new report European welfare states after...
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The white heat of a new scientific revolution
14 February 2013
50 years ago Harold Wilson became the leader of the Labour party. He went on to lead Labour to a narrow victory in 1964, a landslide in 1966 and two further wins in the 70s - unequalled four victories. A...
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Rebuilding the economy
12 February 2013
Everyone knows that we are not building enough homes. This is not just bad for all those people in need of a home, but it is equally bad for the economy. Homebuilding is a significant contributor to employment and growth,...
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There goes the fear
7 February 2013
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...
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