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The offer to voters

11 May 2017

We asked parliamentarians, Fabians, writers and academics for their Labour policy ideas Although the country is still waiting for the publication of Labour’s manifesto, we already have a good idea of some of the flagship policies it will contain. First, there...

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Macron's age of enlightenment

10 May 2017

As a faithful observer of politics, my Sundays usually have a certain routine. Coffee in bed, watching the Andrew Marr Show, followed by eggs and toast and the Big Question, then more coffee and Sunday Politics. Ever since the general...

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The politics of migration

8 May 2017

The former foreign secretary, David Miliband, observed a couple of years ago that all over the world there are "societies struggling to cope with migration, and to cope without it". His words could be applied to the tension in British...

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Go local

5 May 2017

'All politics is local.' If this old American refrain should ring true anywhere today it is in the marginal constituencies of Labour MPs. In the face of worrying poll numbers, many have suggested that Labour candidates looking to defend their...

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While the superficial sunshine lasts

4 May 2017

In going for an early election focused on Brexit, the Conservative government knows even the superficially good economic news is unlikely to last. Four years of GDP growth, high levels of employment, the deficit down to pre-2008 levels and the stock...

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Winning public trust

3 May 2017

Labour should remember that first and foremost we are all patients and users of the NHS. That means we all have experiences – good and bad – of our health service. How Labour talks about the NHS must resonate with...

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