Will Straw Articles

Why Britain is losing the global race By Will Straw David Cameron and George Osborne have set out their stall for the next general election. Britain is in a ‘global race’ with rapidly growing countries like China and India. The phrase appeared twice in the prime...

Ed Miliband is right today to warn that Britain is ‘sleepwalking’ into leaving the EU. He is wrong, however, to rule out a referendum which is the only means by which pro-Europeans will be woken from their slumber. As set out in IPPR’s new report Staying In: A reform...

The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science – and Reality Chris Mooney Wiley | 336pp  | £17.99 Understanding why the US elected George W Bush not once but twice will fascinate Europeans for years to come. Understanding how to stop something similar...

New rules, not protectionism, is the answer to the challenge of globalisation, argues Will Straw IN his 2005 party conference speech Tony Blair said: ‘In the era of rapid globalisation, there is no mystery about what works: an open, liberal economy, prepared...