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Academy rewards

Following a major speech last month, Stephen Twigg outlines his vision for Britain’s schools to Adam Harrison It is the week when Labour’s shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg, delivered a crucial speech on his plans for schools under a Labour government, coming...

Cardiff Bay watch

Wales is adopting a more pragmatic, gentler approach to austerity than London, Carwyn Jones tells Robert Philpot and Adam Harrison DURING his decade as first minister, Rhodri Morgan trumpeted the ‘clear red water’ Wales had established between itself and the Labour...

Militant moderate

The trade unions should have less power in the Labour party, a combative Alan Johnson tells Robert Philpot and Richard Angell Trade unions are in danger of becoming ‘irrelevant’ and ‘cannot connect to a whole swath of the workforce that thinks they died out with the...

‘How we beat the BNP’

Margaret Hodge tells Robert Philpot about the lessons of the ‘bloody difficult’ campaign to drive the BNP out of Barking ‘It is’, says Margaret Hodge, ‘the most important thing I have ever done.’ On a night which offered little cheer for Labour supporters, Nick...

Finding one’s voice

Finding one’s voice

Sep 16, 2014 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

The winner of The Voice on politics and pop ‘I’m still the same Jermain Jackman that you’ll see in McDonalds on a...

‘I’m jarring with my colleagues’

‘I’m jarring with my colleagues’

Sep 1, 2014 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

There will be no big spending under Labour, Chris Leslie tells Robert Philpot and Adam Harrison Chris Leslie is an...

Present at the creation

Present at the creation

Jul 7, 2014 | Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

Twenty years after Tony Blair’s election as party leader, Peter Mandelson tells Robert Philpot and Richard Angell why...

Game over

Dec 3, 2003 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

In an interview with Progress in October, you said that ‘apart from Germany, for particular reasons, no other country,...

Clarke’s marks

Oct 30, 2003 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

Charles Clarke’s first year as education secretary has certainly been interesting. His department has been at the...

Asylum speaker

May 28, 2003 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

Under recent legislation asylum seekers will have their benefit withdrawn unless they apply for asylum immediately...

On the up

May 28, 2003 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

At six foot three inches, Parmjit Dhanda is a towering presence in his poky Westminster office. Where do you want to...

Classroom warrior

Sep 2, 2002 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

Despite education being one of the big success stories of Labour s first term, the department to which Tony Blair sent...

Political capital

Jun 5, 2002 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

The Greater London Authority was supposed to be the jewel in the crown of New Labour’s programme to revitalise local...

Progress talks to…Nick Raynsford

Mar 27, 2002 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

How important are these elections for Labour? Very important. They will determine the future of many local councils,...

Getting to know the general secretary

Mar 26, 2002 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

Two words came to mind when David Triesman was appointed to the general secretaryship of the Labour Party last July:...

The thoughts of Chairman David

Feb 11, 2002 | Articles, Section: Progress Magazine, The Progress interview

For most of David Lammy’s constituents, Tottenham may only be twenty minutes from Westminster by tube, but, in most...

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