Labour Party

Two Eds are better than one, by Dan Corry

28 January 2011 | Dan Corry

Conservative commentators are licking their lips at the thought of Ed Balls as shadow chancellor. Here are Labour’s supposed economic failures on the economy, the deficit and financial regulation all beautifully personified. Read more...

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Education white paper: Gove the heir to Blair? By Conor Ryan

24 November 2010 | Conor Ryan

For all the rhetoric in the Commons today, one thing stands out clearly from today’s White Paper by Michael Gove: his education agenda represents far more continuity with the reforms introduced by Tony Blair and David Blunkett than it does a dramatic change from the direction of the last thirteen years. Read more...

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New ‘New Labour’, by Tim Morgan

28 September 2010 | Tim Morgan

I welcome the election of Ed Miliband as the new leader of the Labour party, and believe that he can turn the party into the effective opposition that a healthy democracy requires. To do this, he will need to repudiate the failed economic policies of the New Labour experiment, and develop strategies better aligned with the interests of working people. Read more...

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For Labour, two Eds are better than one, by Colin Talbot

26 September 2010 | Colin Talbot

To coin a phrase, I agree with Nick (Clegg) – two Eds are better than one. Now Ed Miliband has won the Labour leadership, it would clearly be to the party’s advantage to make Ed Balls the shadow chancellor. Read more...

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Scenting the opportunities, by David Lipsey

30 July 2010 | David Lipsey

Strangely, Labour is looking upbeat. With an earnest leadership campaign and some worrying tensions in the coalition, there are signs of new shoots Read more...

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In denial over Labour’s failings, by Colin Talbot

14 July 2010 | Colin Talbot

Is it just me, or does the mood music from Labour’s potential leaders sound rather like ‘it weren’t me, guv’? Read more...

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Lessons for Labour, by Colin Talbot

30 June 2010 | Colin Talbot

My advice to the Labour leadership contenders is to admit that the party will never win a General Election again. Read more...

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Labour’s contenders give it a twirl, by Melissa Benn

17 June 2010 | Melissa Benn

His brother’s choice of snack makes for fascinating reading, but more interesting still is the peeling away of fellow contender Ed Miliband’s layers of compassion Read more...

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A coalition on care? by John Jackson

10 June 2010 | John Jackson

A year ago directors of adult social services were preoccupied with managing their budgets, delivering efficiency savings and coping with the demographic pressures of more frail older people and increasing numbers of adults with disabilities. Read more...

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Labour’s chance to renew, by Conor Ryan

12 May 2010 | Conor Ryan

Gordon Brown resigned with dignity last night. The progressive coalition was not to be and we await the full details of the LibTory government deal. But for Labour, if it is to rebuild for the next election, now is a time for clever opposition and not knee-jerk oppositionism. Read more...

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