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You can’t always get what you want

20 February 2013

I recently had a discussion with a group of politics students about proportional representation and whether it could be one obvious way to restore political engagement and political trust. When one student pointed out that the 1950s saw way higher...

Why Europe? Have your say: the results

18 February 2013

For the past four years the Fabian Society has held a conference on the subject of the European Union. Subjects like climate change, social policy and Britain’s place in Europe have usually dominated the discussion but, with Fabian members being...

Why Europe? The left’s answer: Douglas Alexander's speech to the Fabian European conference

16 February 2013

Despite the title of this particular conference, I don't actually believe that Britain's continued membership of the EU is just a Right/Left issue. For me it's also a Right/Wrong issue. I say this because I believe that those opposed to our membership...

The changing face of economic success

15 February 2013

Labour’s economic challenge can be viewed in two ways. In the short term restoring the credibility swept away between 2008 and 2010 is an urgent priority. But in the long term the task for Labour is to lay the foundations...

Rejecting welfare state pessimism

15 February 2013

Many on the left would say that the greatest threat facing Britain’s welfare state is the present government’s reckless upheavals and swingeing spending cuts. Not Patrick Diamond and Guy Lodge, the authors of Policy Network’s new report European welfare states after...

The white heat of a new scientific revolution

14 February 2013

50 years ago Harold Wilson became the leader of the Labour party. He went on to lead Labour to a narrow victory in 1964, a landslide in 1966 and two further wins in the 70s - unequalled four victories. A...

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