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A national action plan to protect the economy and begin to repair the country
In the wake of the vote to leave the European Union two immediate actions are necessary: supporting the economy through the present extreme uncertainty and preventing recession;...

• Economy
• Employment

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Olaf Palme, Sweden's Social Democrat prime minister, only so far warranting minimal attention in the British media. However, in Sweden, Palme, and his assassination, remain a constant source of fascination....

• Economy

Long before the referendum it has been clear that immigration is Labour’s achilles heel in the Brexit debate, and the strategy of avoiding the issue merely inflamed feelings. The Conservative claims that immigration could or should be reduced dramatically fed...

• Immigration

So why exactly did 51.9 per cent of Britain's voting population choose to ignore world leaders, 90 per cent of economists, the UK's top business leaders and independent EU law experts last Thursday?

The easiest answer is that they were misled: the blatant lie that the UK...

It is tempting, as the Fabian Society general secretary has suggested, to hide beneath the duvet for hours, perhaps days, maybe weeks, as a pillar of Labour’s internationalist identity is smashed apart.

From a political and Westminster perspective it is also...

On 23 June 2016 the British people voted by 52 per cent to 48 per cent to withdraw from the European Union, of which we had been a member since 1973. They did so against the warnings and scare tactics...