On October 15 the home secretary, Theresa May, stated in parliament that the UK government’s ‘current thinking’ is to...
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Charles Clarke Articles
Progress’ autumn lecture series
I want to begin by strongly commending Progress on organising this series of lectures focused, absolutely correctly,...
Tory Truths
Westminster pundits generally agree that David Cameron has so far failed to ‘seal the deal’ with the...
False charge
The Conservatives and some elements of liberal opinion, have become obsessed with preaching against the...
Fresh start
Throughout the dreadful Thatcher years we had a poster on in our house called ‘What Does Labor Want?' The answer...
Fresh start
Throughout the dreadful Thatcher years we had a poster in our house called ‘What Does Labor Want?' The answer...
Facing forwards
Labour is faced with the need to hold firm to two insights. The first is that politics matters: the outcomes of...
A fairer, more prosperous Britain
Our mission is a Britain in which everyone has the chance to make the most of their potential. That means keeping the...
Campaigning to win
In the Labour Party we have a long and distinguished history of campaigning and pulling together in whatever ways...
Partners against crime
Labour’s crime reduction agenda has been founded on the most famous of 1990s political soundbites: ‘Tough...
Progress puts to Party Chairman Charles Clarke…Questions you get asked
Do you think the government has mishandled the issue of greater private sector involvement in delivering public sector...
Enhancing dialogue
If we are to learn from the last Partnership in Power process, we need to review what we expect to get out of it. This...