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The Democratic convention: Ten lessons for Labour

In September 2012, Charlotte North Carolina and the Democratic party welcomed tens of thousands of journalists, delegates and volunteers to what is a small southern American electoral battleground. For two weeks we flew over and joined the staff of the Democratic...

Forward

Barack Obama changed the rules of politics. Now Labour must do the same. Obama 2012 is the model for building an organisation based around a singular focus on winning.
Edited by Marcus Roberts
November 2013

Forward: The change Labour still needs

Barack Obama stunned the political world with his victory in 2008, with a campaign that extended the boundaries of the possible. In field, digital, strategy and movement politics, the Obama campaign broke new ground that the Fabian Society's landmark 2009...

Here today



The local Post Office and the red pillar box are both long standing symbols of community life in Britain. The future for both is very uncertain. The coalition government’s plan to sell the majority of shares in Royal Mail has devalued...

Are our mental health services in crisis?

There is an increased demand for mental health services in Britain, but we are failing some of our most unwell and vulnerable people.

Last week, the Health and Social Care Information Centre published its annual report into the use of the...

Review: One Nation: Power, Hope, Community

‘It’s all about power.  Who’s got it.  Who knows how to use it’  - Buffy Summers

Reading through the essays in ‘One Nation: Power, Hope, Community’ it's clear that Ed Miliband's concept of one nation not only aims to set out...

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