Month: January 2013 Articles

Regular readers of Progress will know I have had a few run-ins with them about their approach to trades unions. In particular I do despair of their tendency to conflate leftwing politics with working-class values and use this as a broadbush to caricature trades union...

Tony Blair reminded us of his political genius and why he won three general elections when he mocked David Cameron’s Europe speech comparing the prime minister to the sheriff in the comedy western Blazing Saddles who points a gun at his own head and says: ‘You do what...

At worst, Labour looked conservative and swayed by producer interests in its final stage in government and early years of opposition. Today, Andy Burnham positioned the party as a powerful agent of change, based on the vision of ending fear of old age. In so doing, he...

I am trying my best to get excited about David Cameron’s 'big speech' on Europe. Mainly I am failing. I can think of a number of questions facing the UK today which are worthy of a fuss and really fundamental for the future wellbeing of the country: How do we restore...