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2014, Labour's year of...fixing the real lobbying scandal

14 January 2014

Lobbying has become a new swear word if you believe the hype about the Lobbying Bill which is going through Parliament. Sometimes when all parties in Parliament agree on something you have to look a bit more closely to see if...

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Giving 'one nation' meaning: Interview with Alastair Campbell

13 January 2014

One of the biggest talking points in Labour circles last month was Alastair Campbell’s return to Labour. Following a leaked memo, it was confirmed that Campbell has joined Ed Miliband’s advisory election team in the run up to 2015. Campbell...

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2014, Labour's year of...helping an ageing population

13 January 2014

The biggest challenges to policy makers are always the ones caused by what’s happening in the real world – changes in human behaviour, the environment or from technological change.  Politicians are forever tempted to appear energetic and effective by announcing...

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2014, Labour's year of...entrepreneurship

10 January 2014

2014 is going to be a crucial year for the Labour party, and for one nation Britain. As the economy emerges from three years of stagnation, Britain needs a growth strategy that goes beyond the short term. Labour has been undertaking...

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Labour's New Towns: Lessons from Milton Keynes

10 January 2014

Renewed interest in house building is an important aspect of boosting construction in a post-recession in economy. The drop in construction in the 2008 period was marked, yet it did not tell the whole story of Britain’s modern relationship with...

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2014, Labour's year of...commemoration

10 January 2014

As we focus our attention upon the centenary commemorations for the first world war next year, there are those who are already saying we should seek to answer the fundamental question of why Britain went to war in the first...

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