by Conor Pope | Feb 27, 2017 | Monday Politics
Progress deputy editor Conor Pope takes a look at some of the most egregious excuses for Labour’s performance in Copeland and Stoke The byelection results in Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent Central should not set alarm bells ringing for the Labour party. The alarm...
by Ibrahim Dogus | Feb 27, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Philip Hammond’s devastating business rate hikes should put to bed the myth that the Tories are the party of small businesses, argues Ibrahim Dogus The news of catastrophic business rate hikes should put to bed once and for all the myth that the Tory party is...
by James Derounian | Feb 27, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Too often policymakers overlook the potentially transformative potential of the United Kingdom’s 10,000+ parish and town councils, writes James Derounian in response to an RSA report on localism There I was, minding my own business at a Regional Studies...
by Richard Angell | Feb 24, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Corbyn’s project claims another victim, Macron’s clarion call and Daily Mail hypocrisy – Progress director Richard Angell has this week’s Last Word Congratulations to Gareth Snell on holding Stoke-on-Trent Central for Labour. Commiserations to Gill...
by Roger Liddle | Feb 24, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Jeremy Corbyn, and his opposition to all things nuclear, is to blame for Labour’s historic defeat in the Copeland byelection, argues Roger Liddle Labour has held Copeland and its very similar predecessor constituency of Whitehaven, continuously since 1935. 82...
by Geoff Beacon | Feb 24, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Reducing planning gain and cutting the cost of building could radically alter Britain’s housing market, writes Geoff Beacon I grew up in Kent in a house built by my father in 1946 on land given as a wedding present. The area had been divided into plots by the...
by Joanne Harding | Feb 23, 2017 | Harding on Health
Sustainability and transformation plans require robust scrutiny, but it would be a mistake for Labour not to engage with them in pursuit of greater community-based services, writes Joanne Harding With the National Health Service in crisis and a £30bn funding gap by...
by Steven Duckworth | Feb 23, 2017 | Harding on Health
The government could raise £20bn for a ‘social care premium’ by adding an extra penny paid in the pound over the lifetime of the next parliament, writes Steven Duckworth Since we ushered in the new year eight weeks ago, two topics have dominated the news:...
by Joanne Harding | Feb 23, 2017 | Harding on Health
Labour needs a healthcare offer that focuses as much on tackling the great public health challenges of the day as it does keeping accident and emergency units open, argues Joanne Harding I went with a very open mind to Loughborough back in November as the Labour Party...
by William Bain | Feb 22, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The popularity of Emmanuel Macron and Martin Schulz has turned the narrative of the inevitable decline of the European centre-left on its head, writes William Bain Visiting Paris and Berlin last autumn to speak with politicians and commentators on the common...
