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Gregg McClymont MP Articles

No sacred cows

Labour revisionism takes on both leftwing orthodoxy and the destructive potential of capitalism, writes Gregg McClymont Each generation must overturn the conventional wisdoms of the last. In social democracy this process for more than a century has been called...

Hard won, easily lost

Hard won and easily lost, credibility is an asset that all government ministers covet. Without it, they find themselves defenceless as confidence drains away. This is the danger Steve Webb now faces. When the government announced the move to a flat rate state pension...

The Conservatives: A History

Robin Harris has written an entertaining and informative history of the Conservative party. His style is light and engaging, and his pithy character portraits of successive leaders are likely to be of interest to armchair enthusiasts everywhere. As a former head of...

The power of sociology

A new publication from IPPR is of vital importance to Labour’s policy review, says Gregg McClymont MP How do political parties engage with the electorate to develop their programmes for government? This question lies at the heart of Labour’s policy review. In an essay...