A rare moment of political consensus is building as voices from across the worlds of politics, finance, faith,...
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Liam Byrne MP Articles
Costing the taxpayer more than in the first place
The changes Labour made to the nation's higher education left not only world-class universities but a world-class...
‘Something-for-something Britain’
It was a heck of a year. 1942 wasn’t the beginning of the end. But it was, as Churchill said, the end of the...
Liam Byrne speech
I am very grateful to Progress for the chance to open this new series of lectures about some of the challenges we need...
Our region’s future
As Minister for the West Midlands, I recently undertook a groundbreaking programme of policy development by the West...
British reason at its finest
If you’re ever in doubt whether British people are still interested in big issues, start a debate about immigration....
Safety first
A cursory glance at the polls of the last 10 years shows an extraordinary change in the priorities of British voters....
Safety first
A cursory glance at the polls of the last 10 years shows an extraordinary change in the priorities of British voters....
2020 vision
Any political survey of the future is by its nature a risky endeavour. But, ahead of the Progress conference, 2020...
Listen and learn
In the debates about the health of British democracy we’re regularly regaled with the same depressing litany of tales...
A whole lotto nothin’
For many voters at the next election, the Major government will be a faint memory and the name ‘Thatcher’ will be more...
Only connect
All elections are unique. But 2005 was almost a rite of passage for Britain. Never before has the country elected a...