News & Insight

2 October 2012

1945: It's amazing how quickly a mood can shift in politics; or perhaps more specifically in the bubble of a political conference. But there's no doubt the view that Ed's speech was a triumph is hardening among Labour members and...

2 October 2012

Conference is of course a good opportunity for party members to get together, catch up, take stock and generally get a feel for what issues members are interested in and also how to move forward over the next year and...

30 September 2012

Labour need to engage and promote a politics of the common good and resist the tendencies of market society to reduce all social issues to the logic of exchange. This was the message of Professor Michael Sandel of Harvard University, international...

30 September 2012

2105: And that's that. Observation: Owen Jones gets more applause at Labour conference fringe meetings than Dan Hodges. Who'd have thunk. And Polly Toynbee doesn't like events running over time. That's it for #FabLab day one. Thanks for reading and there'll be...

30 September 2012

British politics is ruled by a peculiarly inappropriate set of metaphors. Commenting on Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony of the London Olympics, David Cameron could only say “it’s more proof Britain can deliver”. Boyle’s spectacle told a story about the experiences...