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A country mile

Our rural and coastal communities often feel their voices aren’t heard in politics. Turn on the television, the radio or read any newspaper and you’ll hear plenty of talk about Crossrail, the City, even the ‘northern powerhouse’. In contrast, you’ll...

How Labour can win again

In 2020, after a decade of Tory rule, Britain will be desperate for something else; Labour will be something else and so Britons will be desperate for Labour. Or perhaps not.

To succeed Labour needs to rely on more than a...

A time to be brave

We live in a new world order. Traditional political frameworks help explain our environment and the values that drive Britain, but they do not provide a comprehensive strategy to meet the economic and social challenges we face.

We need to look...

What's the future for industrial towns?

Before winning the election in May this year, I spent three years knocking on doors as the Labour candidate in Redcar and listening to local people's thoughts and views. The biggest concern raised with me was the lack of jobs,...

Three ways Labour must face the future

Today over a thousand Fabian members and supporters are gathering to debate how the Labour Party must face the future, and make itself relevant and electable for the 2020s. After the Party has spent months talking to itself, there could...

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