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David Coats Articles

Social democracy in crisis

Is European social democracy in crisis? The contributors to a Progress event on 1st March agreed that this is a moment of opportunity as well as challenge for the centre-left, and the building blocks of the future are emerging.

A reckless budget

So, we now know the broad trajectory of economic policy over the next five years – or the lifespan of the coalition, whichever is the shorter.

The chancellor played a difficult hand well

Alistair Darling delivered his pre-election budget in his usual cool understated style – with a small rhetorical flourish to tease the Tories about Michael Ashcroft’s love for Belize.

Investing in the future

Continuing economic challenges reinforce the case for active government and the need to invest in young people