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John Denham Articles

The case for English Labour does not rise and fall with Ukip’s vote

Jim McMahon’s success in the Oldham byelection this time last week was unambiguously good news for Labour. The United Kingdom Independence party’s own expectations of a strong result were confounded (as were the fears of many of those who campaigned for Labour on the...
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Labour must win a majority in England

By all means debate how we might have fought 2015 better, but let’s not ignore how profoundly the political challenge will have changed by 2020. By the end of this year, ‘English Votes for English Laws’ will give English members of parliament a veto on laws affecting...
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Labour is the only party that can rebuild our nations

St George’s Day falls just two weeks before the election. After a poisonous and divisive Tory Scottish National party campaign the scale of the challenge facing Ed Miliband on 8th May – to rebuild both England and the union – is becoming clear. Forget the spurious row...
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The Armitt challenge

Last year Labour asked John Armitt to review long-term infrastructure planning in the UK. Armitt was fresh from the successful delivery of the Olympic Park to high standards, on time and under budget. It was a bold move by Labour after our 13 years in power. When...
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