Nick Bent Articles

When it comes to offering the best opportunities to young people, our Labour government’s commitment to aspiration and fairness neatly coincides with our political need to show we deserve a fourth term. On investment in the lives of the younger generation we have a very positive track record indeed under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown but that in itself will not motivate people to vote Labour into power again at the general election, even those voting for the first time who have directly benefitted.

Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Bankers’ Dinner
at the Mansion House. I’m not a banker, although the ones I was seated
next to were very good company. It was one of those rare occasions
where one gets to see the establishment at play, up close and personal.
And the pomp and ceremony of the dinner manages to be both surreal and
strangely reassuring at the same time, or perhaps that was just the
fine wine.