John has made a very robust defence of intervention by the state to secure growth. I believe the nature of that...
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In defence of Tesco
Primrose Hill, NW1, has all the qualities of a pretty English market town, with independent bookshops, delis, cake...
Cooperative schooling
Co-op values implemented in trust schools give young people a sense of purpose and offer a more well-rounded...
Gove put to the test
The education secretary, Michael Gove, sees himself as Blairite school reformer. By expanding academies, maintaining...
Taking out a new insurance policy
It becomes painfully obvious how empty Labour's welfare cupboard is whenever a frontbencher rises to comment on Iain...
The art of the U-turn
'You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning!' Margaret Thatcher famously declared in 1980 to her party...
Inside the Tory mind
Just before David Cameron won the Conservative party leadership contest in December 2005, he claimed, ‘I'm certainly a...
Modern and mutual: How do we put people in control of public services?
At this year's Progress Annual Conference, a morning session chaired by Anna Turley of ProgLoc sought to give a...
Electoral battleground – has the centre-ground shifted?
The panel was distinguished: Ivan Lewis MP, Lewis Baston, Luke Akehurst, Ryan Shorthouse and Chris Nicholson. What is...
Government is not the only solution
On Monday, David Cameron relaunched the ‘big society' for the fourth time. ‘Creating a country which feels...
Building the progressive majority
In the local elections, Labour won over 800 seats and gained 25 councils. Over 400 of those gains came from the...
It’s the economy and Blue Labour, stupid
One of the best political events I have been to for a long time, the conference brought in old and new faces into an...