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Murray Rowlands Articles

A useful start but …

Congratulations to Progress for recognising that Third Place First needed to be revived. The conference in Reading drew members from not only the south but other party workers in other parts of the country where Labour is struggling. The challenge was to take a trip...

Southern discomfort on the ground

Southern discomfort is with us again but a broad-brush approach to solving it will only take us so far. Labour failed to entrench its success in the south – opportunities that existed to forge a distinct local Labour offer were foregone in the 1990s and 2000s.

Does New Zealand really exist?

The media from Tribune down have devoted acres of space to the Australian election. In contrast New Zealand just 1200 miles seems to have been forgotten despite experiencing an earthquake at least as strong as that in Haiti.

Turks at the gates?

Recent British and German trips to Ankara have sought to allay Turkish fears over the slow pace of EU negotiations. But they, and supportive noises over Gaza, may simply represent a taste of more promises unfulfilled.

Southern discomfort on the ground

Dec 13, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

I notice in the last Progress magazine we appear to be back on focus groups as a evidential source. They may have a...

Does New Zealand really exist?

Sep 22, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

Fellow New Zealanders and those with friends and relatives in New Zealand have complained about the media blackout...

Turks at the gates?

Aug 5, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

David Cameron's synthetic anger at the slow pace of the negotiations over Turkey's entry to the EU has been described...

Labour must be a more vocal opposition

Jun 9, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

Like thousands of people throughout the country with a concern about education I listened with growing anger as Andrew...

Turkey’s political twists and turns

Mar 31, 2010 | Articles, Section: Article

Seeking to understand what is happening in Turkey is to enter a seemingly impenetrable labyrinth. You must seek to see...

The royal visit

Jan 26, 2010 | Articles, Section: Article

It is fashionable on the left to largely ignore the activities of the royal family. Republicans among us reluctantly...

Act of God

Jan 5, 2010 | Articles, Section: Article

When confronted with the serious shortcomings in its response to the recent severe weather the response of Tory...

A leap in the dark

Nov 13, 2009 | Articles, Section: Article

Some people would shrug off Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling’s ridiculous comparison of some parts of our inner...

A pivotal position

Nov 9, 2009 | Articles, Section: Article

The position Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken on Iran’s nuclear programme underlines the...

A failed county

May 18, 2009 | Articles, Section: Article

Just as countries such as Somalia might be seen as a failed state, a county like Surrey can be seen as a failed local...

Changing channels

Sep 2, 2008 | Articles, Section: Article

Are we about to witness the death of public service broadcasting as we know and understand it? The recent Ofcom review...

Military tendency

Jul 29, 2008 | Articles, Section: Article

Things military have always seemed to be low of the left's priorities. The fact that the seedbed of our democracy was...

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