The 418 Labour MPs elected in 1997 kicked out a Tory government. The 101 of us who were women also transformed our politics. Until that election, parliament had been a largely male preserve and that distorted public policy. We had...
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One of the most important, and most controversial, elements of the forthcoming Brexit negotiations will be that covering financial services. The UK’s financial services industry is critical not just to the British economy - where it represents for over a...
George Osborne was met with consternation and disbelief from the public, and many of his fellow MPs, upon announcing that he would be adding ‘editor of the Evening Standard’ to his roster of second jobs. But his move is hardly...
One of the many dangers of Brexit is that it diverts attention from other issues. Two issues currently needing attention are climate change and the future of UK infrastructure. These two issues are best considered together, something which doesn’t often...
On triggering article 50 the prime minister’s biggest hurdle is an expectant nation. Evidence consistently shows that people expect Brexit to deliver more trade, less migration and cessation of any financial relationship with the EU. And with reason: this is...
The Fabian Society is carrying out a research project into Labour's discomfort in rural England and Wales.
For Labour to win a majority in a general election it must make significant gains in rural and semi-rural constituencies yet it is out...