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It’s a strange personal turnaround, but the weakness of a ‘progressive coalition’ means Labour would be stronger in opposition

Writing here before the election I argued that we should bring on the progressive coalition. Gordon Brown’s beautifully timed self-sacrifice has now put that in play.

Gove’s clueless ideas might be gaining plenty of headlines but Labour has to make sure they win the battle of ideas on education.

Insofar as anything unites the policies that dribble out of Conservative HQ it is the aim to go back, shovel up, unpick and reverse.