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“Labour wins when it combines method with meaning”
6 July 2012
At last Saturday’s Fabian summer conference, Labour’s general secretary, Iain McNicol, argued: “Labour had nearly two million conversations between January and May this year. Imagine if all those conversations tweeted as #LabourDoorstep were about more than just voting intentions. If we had...
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It's about Democracy, not Diamond
3 July 2012
If the Ed Miliband camp cites the resignation of Bob Diamond this morning as a victory and the culmination of a weekend spent campaigning and lecturing, they will have completely misunderstood how high the stakes are. Bob Diamond now has plenty...
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Values, vision and vehicle
2 July 2012
To reconnect with the British people and rediscover our governing purpose, Labour needs to do three things: understand afresh the values of our politics; articulate a new vision that tells the story of our policy; and upgrade the Labour Party...
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Labour Party General Secretary, Iain McNicol Speech at the Fabian Society Summer Conference: Full Text
2 July 2012
Speech by Iain McNicol General Secretary of the Labour Party Fabian Society, London Saturday 30th June 2012 Thank you Friends, I am delighted to open this important Fabian summer conference. That you have the leader, deputy leader, policy review co-ordinator and so many shadow ministers...
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Ed Miliband's speech at Fabian Society Summer Conference: Full Text
2 July 2012
It's a great pleasure to be here at the Fabians. I am looking forward to our conversation. But before that I want to say a few words about this moment. For too long, we have had an economy that works for a few...
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30 June 2012
1740: we've got to have the courage of our convictions, represent the whole of the country and be clear in our message: vision, values and vehicle. And with that the conference is over. Thanks to everyone who came and anyone who...
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