Ben Garratt Articles

Tony Blair is right: the goal of a political party is to put forward and implement a policy platform that successfully achieves our values in today's circumstances. Last week he told Progress that our job is to use the next five years to do some deep thinking about...

With the Better Together and ‘No’ campaign having won we must now, as a country, work fast to understand what that means for all of us – north and south of the border. Labour’s response must be to energise our cities and regions if the party is to own its share of...

It has been commented that, in recent weeks, with Labour’s poll ratings stagnating or falling, and the Tories’ own ratings remaining stubbornly low, a mood of despondency has taken hold in the House of Commons. That certainly seemed the case today, with David Cameron...

Israel goes to the polls today for its general election. At Labour Friends of Israel, we make the progressive case for Israel, drawing attention to the country’s vibrant democracy, civil society and economic sphere in all its varied guises. However, if there is one...