Pat McFadden presents his memo on the task facing Labour’s new general election coordinator The general election is,...
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Pat McFadden MP Articles
Thatcher, Thatcherism and Labour
For those of us of a certain age, watching the BBC programme screened on the night of Margaret Thatcher’s death was...
The first duty of government
The first duty of any government is to protect the public. This requirement for protection cannot, of course, be...
Neither Thatcherism nor denial
He also said that had Labour been re-elected there would have been tough decisions to take on spending. The Labour...
Sheffield Forgemasters
Although Britain can claim to have led the first industrial revolution, its history since is marked by a number of...
10 points for the new Labour leader
After much attention on process, structures and rules, the party knows its choice and can now turn to the substance of...
Tory progressives?
Perhaps the most interesting thing about George Osborne's speech was that he felt the need to make it. He didn't claim...
Dividing lines
The financial crisis has forced governments to re-examine the roles of the state and market. Assumptions have been...
Universal service
The public could be forgiven for having a mistaken idea about Labour’s plans for the Royal Mail. They have been...
Global adaptation
The minister for trade Lord Jones often says that if the 20th century was Europe’s century, the 21st will be Asia’s...
Root causes
Social exclusion has been a concern of the government since it was elected in 1997 but the landscape of social...