Patrick Diamond Articles

Five reasons grammar schools are a terrible idea —Theresa May’s decision to announce the expansion of English grammar schools as a radical approach to improving social mobility has been roundly criticised, not least by former Conservative education secretaries and...

The Alternative: Towards a New Progressive Politics Patrick Diamond and Maya Goodfellow each enjoy a new collection of essays from across the left – but questions around economic competence and the meaning of ‘progressive’ remain [column-group][column] Patrick Diamond...

The Labour party needs a new political economy, writes Patrick Diamond New Labour’s model of political economy was successful in shoring up the Labour party’s questionable reputation for economic competence, and it was the basis of three consecutive election...

George Osborne has proved himself to be an astute political tactician, but whether his budget adds up to a compelling long-term economic and political strategy is a different question. It is easy in politics to decry one's opponents, but Labour ought to learn the...