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Red Wedge Articles

Red Wedge: taking the coalition down progressively

The general election result concealed scale of defeat; Labour must be bold to win in 2015, from taking the fight to the ConDems in Wales and Scotland to opposing, and not relying upon an implosion in the coalition in order to win.

Social care – rift in the coalition?

Social care, which proved so divisive when Labour sought cross-party consensus in the face of ‘death tax’ hysteria, is back on the table. Andy Burnham teases out the divisions between the cohabiting Lib Dems and Tories on this crucial issue.

Red Wedge event: human rights

At last night’s event Charlie Falconer was combative against the “myopic Daily Mail driven” government and Cherie Booth reflected on the need for Labour to do more to show how the HRA changes everyday lives for the better

Human rights – the fundamentals

Ahead of tonight’s Red Wedge event, Charlie Falconer says the government is being led astray by an agenda of ‘human rights only for those we like’ and suggests the Lib Dems may never recover from giving up on their own values

Social care – rift in the coalition?

Sep 6, 2010 | Red Wedge

In England, the way we care for older and disabled people is a broken system. And things are about to get much worse....

Red Wedge event: human rights

Jul 20, 2010 | Red Wedge

This second in the series of Red Wedge events focused on the coalition's attitudes to human rights and to the human...

Human rights – the fundamentals

Jul 19, 2010 | Red Wedge

Everyone, in the UK, is entitled to human rights protection. By law. The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) provides that...

Coalition division over the Human Rights Act

Jul 19, 2010 | Red Wedge

Needless to say it featured high in the list of laws intended for swift repeal in the Conservative manifesto. ...

Red Wedge: Europe event report

Jul 6, 2010 | Red Wedge

The first in the Red Wedge series of events was cohosted with the Labour Movement for Europe and was chaired by the...

Red Wedge: Europe and Labour

Jul 6, 2010 | Red Wedge

I was astonished to read William Hague's speech on Thursday, in which he said among other things that "It is...

Progressive deficit

Jul 5, 2010 | Red Wedge

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have long shared a common progressive agenda. From taxation and public spending to...

Crashing on the rocks of Europe

Jul 5, 2010 | Red Wedge

Any government that has both Danny Alexander, who spent eight years working for the European Movement, and George...