Centre-ground politics will appear a quaint notion from inside the labyrinth of EU exit, warns Philip Collins...
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Philip Collins Articles
Unlocking the code
Labour needs to talk about aspiration without the jargon ‘Aspiration?’ demanded John Prescott on the Today programme,...
Conference calls
The leader’s speech is Ed Miliband’s last chance to win the mantle of prime minister-in-waiting, writes Philip Collins...
Time to face facts
Labour should beware the fate of François Hollande, says Philip Collins. Read also Owen Jones' response to How does...
The Words of Our Time
The political speech, against all expectation in a networked world, still counts. The essence of the speech remains...
Outside in
One of the reasons for the diminished status of politics in a rich democracy is that some of its noble causes have...
Labour new and blue
'Labour must change its tune to the new blues 'An embryonic alliance between the party's co-operative roots and its...
Hutton’s pension reform plans
The unfunded pension deficit is huge and there is an obvious inequality of provision between public and private...
Labour’s future: in our hands
Dear Jon, I think this debate could go seriously wrong if we start from the wrong place. I suggest that we, and...
Blueprint for power: Broken ideology
Imitation is supposed to be a form of flattery. It’s not when it’s practiced by Chris Grayling, the...
Defining era
Ten Years of New LabourMatt Beech and Simon Lee (ed)Palgrave Macmillan, 248pp, £60.00Even though a political legacy...
Fast forward
In the maelstrom, one fact has been forgotten: David Cameron isn’t good enough. His team has no depth and they are...