by Pat McFadden MP | Jul 11, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The Brexit choice is clear, and voices within Labour will continue to push for the economic interests of the country, writes Pat McFadden MP Before the general election it looked as though the United Kingdom’s Brexit path was clear: nationalist ideology would trump...
by Georgia Gould | Jul 10, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Both Jeremy Corbyn’s personal style and policies spoke to young people and turned them out to vote. Georgia Gould looks at what happened when a section of society wanted to make themselves heard The week after the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the...
by Conor Pope | Jul 10, 2017 | Monday Politics
Did Labour moderates ever really ask ourselves why Jeremy Corbyn won? Conor Pope on the failure to try and understand the party When Labour loses an election, those of us on the moderate and modernising wing of the party tend to be robust in our examination of why we...
by Editorial | Jul 7, 2017 | Editorial, Section: Progress Magazine
There are lessons for all sides from this general election Just weeks ago Labour looked consigned to the opposition benches for decades. The Tories had a lock on older voters, a prime minister with impressive personal ratings, and talented campaigners in the back...
by Richard Angell | Jul 7, 2017 | The Last Word
Turning Chingford and Woodford Green red, Pride in London and the tragic cost of a Tory government – Progress director Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word Something is happening in north-east London. The area is going Labour. Wes Streeting won the...
by Stephen Twigg MP | Jul 7, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Global education must be at the forefront of the agenda at this weekend’s G20 summit in Hamburg, argues Stephen Twigg MP This weekend the G20 meets in Hamburg to discuss a wide range of global issues. One of the first issues on the agenda of world leaders should...
by Emily Brothers | Jul 7, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The 2017 general election saw a step forward for disabled representation in parliament – but there is still a great deal of work to be done, writes Emily Brothers It is great to see Labour’s representation of disabled people rise from one to three and across the House...
by Ben Dilks | Jul 6, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine, Tanked Up
Ben Dilks with the latest from the wonk world Coming just a day after the news that key backer David Sainsbury is to withdraw his financial support from party political causes, Progress included, at the end of 2017, this year’s annual conference might have been a...
by Ivana Bartoletti | Jul 6, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Relegating European Union migrants to second-class citizens would be economically unfounded and ethically dubious, writes Fabian Women’s Network chair Ivana Bartoletti Much has been said in recent weeks about the rights of European citizens who have made Britain...
by Karin Smyth MP | Jul 5, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
More funding on its own is not enough to tackle the National Health Service’s nursing shortage – we must make a career in nursing attractive to people of all backgrounds again, argues Karin Smyth MP There are some predictable responses to this week’s headlines...
