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Going local
3 October 2012
All politics is local seems to be the unsurprising, yet insightful, finding of the Fabian's polling of non-voters. If politicians want to encourage people back to the ballot box they need to spend "more time doing good work in my...
Continue ReadingFabian Fringe at Labour Conference Tuesday: LIVE BLOG
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...
Continue ReadingPolitics is a place for ideas to grow
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...
Continue ReadingPolitics of the common good
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...
Continue ReadingFabian Fringe at Labour Conference Sunday: LIVE BLOG
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...
Continue ReadingLabour must give up its instinct to control
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...
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