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Frustrated, powerless and ignored
28 September 2012
Frustrated, powerless and ignored: the top three words people associate with their experiences of public services. This despite record levels of investment under Labour and 13 years in which public service reform was repeated as a mantra. Whilst the culture of...
Continue ReadingMaking our representatives more representative
28 September 2012
Over recent years parliament has become dominated by a political class, the dominance of which has helped to put people off politics. They see Westminster as being divorced from real life, and they believe – often correctly – that the...
Continue ReadingLabour’s governing purpose
28 September 2012
Ed Miliband should resist calls to announce policy at this year’s Labour party conference. There is always a lot of pressure on the leader’s speech at any party conference. Competing priorities are forcefully prescribed, some calling for more detailed policy commitments,...
Continue ReadingLabour's bigger enemies
27 September 2012
There is a cynical old saying in American politics: “the best time to kick a man is when he is down.” But my party should resist the temptation merely to kick David Cameron as its only project. Labour’s much larger...
Continue ReadingBalance the books and make our public finances more sustainable
27 September 2012
It is a concern that only one in 10 members of the public understands that even though the government is reducing the deficit, the national debt is still increasing. That’s a scary figure At the moment our government is outspending our...
Continue ReadingDoes Labour still have an economic credibility deficit?
27 September 2012
Our economy is in a serious condition. We are in the second recession since 2008. Output remains well below levels experienced before the financial crisis. Living standards continue to fall. Spending by households has yet to recover and remains depressed....
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