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Obama’s polling lead in Ohio, Florida and Virginia may be bigger than we think
14 September 2012
I awaited with bated breath last night’s NBC/WSJ/Marist polling numbers for the Presidential race in the top three battleground states: Ohio, Florida and Virgina. And as an Obama supporter I was delighted. But scratch beneath the surface and these stats...
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Predistribution: The important idea with a bad name
13 September 2012
David Cameron confirmed yesterday that predistribution is now a Westminster watchword, the term finding its way into the Prime Minister’s questionable routine at PMQs. With pleasure Miliband informed his opponent that the idea represented that which the government hasn’t delivered:...
Continue ReadingNo right turn
13 September 2012
Our latest Fabian Society report, "No Right Turn" demonstrates that, in the eyes of the public, the state is far more popular and less ‘problematic’ than conventional political wisdom would have us believe. When it comes to arguments for or...
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Fairness and equality are essential ingredients for a successful society
12 September 2012
Fairness matters. People know it when they see it. Fairness, however, is not the same thing as equality and we need both if we are going to be not only a decent society, but a successful country. So, why would fairness...
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Sustainability is the ally of growth, not the enemy
6 September 2012
In Defra, like many other departments, it was more 52-card pickup than a reshuffle, with both Caroline Spelman and Jim Paice leaving the government to be replaced by Owen Paterson and David Heath. The consequences of asking two new ministers to...
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A New Golden Rule
3 September 2012
What went wrong with the UK economy started going wrong several years before the financial crash of 2008. During the crash it got very much worse. It is still seriously wrong even now. Just as it dragged Labour down, so...
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