Labour does not really care about the plight of the middle class In early 1996 I tried to become Labour's...
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Peter Watt Articles
Anything can happen
A midterm review suggests the government is doing its best to lose the next election, but is Labour doing enough to...
Working it out
To save Labour’s link with the unions we need an honest examination of the relationship, writes Peter Watt Marriage is...
Beyond voter ID
Traditional campaigning techniques have run their course. We need to try something new, argues Peter Watt As a model,...
None of the above
The local elections showed voters tiring of party politics but not personalities There were two big winners on 3 May....
Support and safety
So there’s not much money to spend and further cuts still to make if the deficit is to be dealt with. And anyway the...
Parents and patients first
Labour should remember who public services are for and champion their cause Labour folk are an understanding lot....
The truth about elder care
For decades successive governments have let down older people. And yes, that does include Labour governments. Because...
Schools of thought
Simply portraying the Tories as rabid rightwingers will not work. Labour needs a strategy to counter the...
Ed: The Milibands and the making of a Labour Leader
The problem when you are asked to review a political biography is: do you review the book or the subject? I will try...
Reforming Labour
I understand why people want this and on the whole agree. Personally I would open up our selection of candidates to...
Why Ed should support party funding reform
The debate over the nature of the Party's relationship with the Trade Unions has been on simmer for a while. The...