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The economic imperative

16 January 2014

As the general election creeps into view, focusing Labour minds on how to draw together a wide-ranging policy review into a realistic programme for government, there is a growing debate on the merits of ‘predistribution’ in tackling inequality. Is it...

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Man made: Norway's success with women on boards

16 January 2014

During the research for our book ‘Man-Made’ about women and power in Britain (see the autumn 2013 edition of Fabiana)  John Edmonds and I kept hearing disparaging remarks about the 40 per cent Quota Law in Norway. But despite its controversy,...

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Due North

15 January 2014

In October, many northern citizens were told to pack their bags and move elsewhere for work. This latest call came in The Economist, who asserted that “governments should not try to rescue failing towns” such as Hull, Middlesbrough, Burnley and...

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2014, Labour's year of...human rights

15 January 2014

The Human Rights Act (HRA) was a major achievement of the last Labour Government, putting explicit human rights protections into British law for the very first time. However, we should expect it to come under sustained attack in 2014. Already...

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Miliband and the middle

14 January 2014

This morning Ed Miliband set out to welcome Daily Telegraph readers into the ranks of the ‘squeezed middle’. Until now the focus of Labour’s ‘cost of living crisis’ has been on people with low-ish incomes. But from now on, when...

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Educate first, vote second

14 January 2014

That young voters have a low turnout during elections is not a new phenomenon. However, what is new - and alarming - is that young people are now even less likely to vote than young people a generation ago. Recent...

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