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For Mark Serwotka, read Pete Winkelman

Pete Winkelman had a problem.

He led the Milton Keynes Stadium Consortium, a group supported by Asda and Ikea, which had the ambition of building a huge supermarket on a greenfield site near the town. However, there were planning…

Anthony PainterJul 19, 20152 min read

The myth Corbyn is heading for victory is destroying the Labour leadership race

A highly destructive dynamic has taken hold of Labour’s leadership contest. Because it makes good copy and because there’s some vague evidence of support for Corbyn, it is his candidacy that is…

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Anthony PainterJan 64 min read

Labour has ceased to function – how can it change course?

In 2007, I stood for a Parliamentary selection. The local party had been divided for some time. It was generally genial and respectful but there was a lot of subterranean animosity. My sense (the arrogance of youth perhaps) was…

Adam LentJan 144 min read

Empowerment = Equality

The British Prime Minister made the startlingly frank admission in Parliament last week that “income equality had gone…

Kate GodfreyNov 11, 20155 min read

Labour’s Intemperance Movement — the last word on Andrew Fisher

I’ve waited a week before publishing this. I promised someone I would, and besides, the hurt was in another county, and I write on foreign policy now.

Alex WhiteFeb 46 min read

Some thoughts on John McDonnell’s New Economics seminars

I went to the second of John McDonnell’s economics seminars last night — I don’t know how the rest of the series will go but last night’s, on the future of work and the impact of technology, was genuinely very informative. So here…

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Adam LentNov 15, 20153 min read

The UK and the World Needs Labour MPs to Defy the Party Leadership on IS

I’ve given up writing about the Labour Party. For the time being, and quite possibly forever, it has ceased to be a serious vehicle for the achievement of greater freedom and equality. Every time I’ve…

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Steve MooreFeb 163 min read

A New Tory Epoch?

The consequences of two decisions, taken three years apart, one hard-headed, the other sentimental, has transformed the present and future political landscape of Britain. Had neither been made David Cameron would probably now be leading his second coalition government and Yvette Cooper’s Labour…

BloonfaceFeb 296 min read

Economic debate is completely idiotic, and that’s a serious problem

For the sake of argument, let’s say that you’re the leader of the Labour party, and you’re a bit of a leftie. Perish the thought. You’ve got an idea for a platform for the next general election that you think…