News & Insight

5 February 2013

Despite the second highest spend on childcare in OECD countries, families across the United Kingdom cannot afford good quality childcare. One nation Labour must address this. The case for universal childcare should not only be based on economic arguments, but...

4 February 2013

The Tories begin the Eastleigh by-election campaign in second place but just about favourites. The latest YouGov voter retention figures point to an easy gain for the Tories and a healthy majority of around 5,000. The Lib-Dems look in disarray,...

3 February 2013

It’s now well known that the single greatest explanation for Labour’s steady lead in the opinion polls is the defection of former Liberal Democrat voters to the party’s ranks. If Labour can sustain a decent proportion of this new Lib...

1 February 2013

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...

1 February 2013

Last week, Andy Burnham outlined Labour’s vision for a ‘whole person approach’ to patient care as the foundation for the future of health care under the next Labour government. Under the stewardship of the last Labour government the NHS began the...

1 February 2013

There is growing support in continental Europe for the approval of a financial transaction tax (FTT). This support has moved from just civil society and progressive political parties, as had been widespread in the past, to concrete support by the...