by Adrian McMenamin | Nov 16, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Neil Kinnock’s bravery to stand his own ground in the early 1980s was a model for my own political shift, reveals former Bennite Adrian McMenamin I have not quite been here before. I did not get around to joining the Labour party until I was 16, with my...
by Cat Headley | Nov 15, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Applying for the Jo Cox Women in Leadership programme was a life-changing experience for me, writes Cat Headley From the top deck of a number 31 bus, I looked out over Edinburgh’s skyline of spires and historic buildings and shed tears for a woman I had never met....
by Editorial | Nov 15, 2017 | Editorial, Section: Progress Magazine
Labour needs the right economic project In his conference speech in Brighton, Jeremy Corbyn stated that it is not enough for Labour to be ready for an election, but that ‘we must be government-ready too. Our aspirations matched by our competence.’ This one statement...
by Ibrahim Dogus | Nov 14, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Which one of Labour’s ideas for business will the Tories pinch next, asks Ibrahim Dogus Small and medium-sized enterprises are already facing an unprecedented set of challenges with Brexit looming and all the instability associated with it. Prices are rising,...
by The Progressive | Nov 14, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progressive
Progressive politics should be looking to the future, not trying to nationalise the private sector The Labour party has been having a row about the role of the state, markets, and the profit motive since Queen Victoria was on the throne. Early radicals and socialists...
by Roger Liddle | Nov 13, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Hardline Brexiteers risk no trade deal – a disaster for Britain, writes Roger Liddle The Brexit negotiations have three distinct but overlapping components. The first deal is the withdrawal agreement under the Lisbon treaty’s now infamous article 50. This is about the...
by Eloise Todd | Nov 13, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
The government claims that a breakdown of relations with Europe is the result of failing to reach a deal. But parliament can stop that, argues Eloise Todd Brexit Britain’s politics have become toxic. It is a mark of the government’s failures of leadership that the...
by Robert Philpot | Nov 10, 2017 | The Last Word
Democratic revival against Donald Trump gives us an idea of the false choice the centre-left is being given in Britain too, writes Robert Philpot One year after his election, Donald Trump’s approval ratings are – with good reason – the lowest for any United States...
by Kate Dearden | Nov 10, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
With so many people experiencing in-work poverty, low pay appears to be an issue the Tories are unwilling to tackle, writes Kate Dearden As the living wage week comes to an end, the Living Wage Foundation has announced there are now over 3,600 employers in the United...
by Richard Angell | Nov 10, 2017 | Section: Progress Magazine
Momentum leaders may be taking its supporters for granted, argues Richard Angell Momentum is not just the new establishment of the Labour party – those in its leadership are really enjoying their new position as the people in charge. They can run the commanding...
