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A one nation union

5 December 2012

The worst electoral mistake a political party can make is to ask the public a question to which it is not the most logical or natural answer. In 2011, Scottish Labour got hammered because we asked: ‘Which party would you vote...

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Beveridge at 70

1 December 2012

The Beveridge report was published at the high-watermark of British solidarity. In December 1942, its bold social principles – of universal coverage, full employment, family allowances, benefits in return for contributions, a national health service, and the right to citizen...

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Fabian Commission on Future Spending Choices

21 November 2012

Political gamesmanship is trumping compassionate politics. Spending choices should be about how to minimise the pain and suffering families must endure as a result of today's savage economic forces. Instead the Government is intent on targeting the least popular groups...

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Giving a voice to apprentices

15 November 2012

Last year, the Campaign for Learning did a piece of research for Pearson into why some employers don’t get involved with apprenticeships. The results were pretty depressing. The in-depth telephone interviews we did revealed several reasons why some employers hadn’t...

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The last of the one nation Tories

14 November 2012

He might not know it, but Matthew D’Ancona is – at least if you are a Labour supporter – one of the most dangerous men in Britain.  That’s because, along with other journalists like Danny Finkelstein, Ian Birrell, and Peter...

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A one nation Labour for the British people

13 November 2012

Two and a half years into this Tory led government, it is already clear that the Britain Labour hopes to govern in 2015 will be divided at home and diminished abroad. Irrespective of GDP figures, which are likely to be volatile...

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