Month: February 2002 Articles

The thoughts of Chairman David

David Lammy becomes Chair of Progress this month. He talks to Robert Philpot and Hannah Pawlby about Tottenham, the Thatcher years and socialism

Clare Short outlines her vision for tackling child poverty around the world

Attacking child poverty is not only the right thing to do, it makes political sense too, believes Tom Watson

Jack McConnell needs to develop a new style of political leadership in Scotland, argues Chris Warhurst

New Labour has been criticised since its birth because it was a new political project that sought to change the...

In the Labour Party we have a long and distinguished history of campaigning and pulling together in whatever ways...

Tony Blair’s idea of finding a Third Way in politics has not enjoyed a good press in the UK. Guardian journalist Polly...

Public anger and media speculation are currently focused on Britain’s failing railways. We witness daily outrage...

Children with flies on their faces in famine-stricken lands are too often the face of international development. Their...

Tackling poverty is right at the heart of our historic mission. Giving every child a first class start, enabling them...

Child poverty is, as Gordon Brown rightly put it, ‘a scar on the nation’s soul and an affront to our sense...

So it’s difficult, but put it in context. The ambition behind the Good Friday Agreement was nothing less than to...

With the Parliament firmly established, Scottish Labour’s performance and ambition as coalition leader of the...

Labour’s ‘Wobbly Thursday’ was the whole month of September 2000, when first the kerfuffle over the...

This month sees the launch of three new positions at Progress, as we appoint our first ever Chair and Vice Chairs. We...