Christabel Cooper Articles

Diversity challenge

Labour's future success is dependent on its diversity, writes Christabel Cooper Earlier this month, Professor Tim Bale published findings showing that members of political parties are considerably whiter and more middle class than the population in general....

Taming the savageness of our politics

The end result of a discourse dominated by online abuse is an environment where political opponents are no longer seen as normal human beings, warns Progress strategy board member Christabel Cooper Britain has thankfully had a relatively short record of violence...

No one voted to be poorer

Labour must fight for membership of the single market and customs union for the sake of the majority of Britons who do not want to be poorer as a result of Brexit, writes Christabel Cooper The British Election Study published last week confirms what both anecdote and...

After Grenfell

We owe it to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire to ensure we live up to our obligations to those in social housing, argues Progress strategy board member Christabel Cooper Unlike many cities in the world, London does not banish its council estates to the outskirts...
After Grenfell

After Grenfell

We owe it to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire to ensure we live up to our obligations to those in social...

Parking trouble

Parking trouble

Many Labour supporters found Theresa May’s keynote speech to the Tory conference disheartening for (at least) two...

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