Section: Progress Magazine Articles

Too often, the world of party politics and the world in which most people live are too different. Party politics tells me that, as a Labour councillor, I should not like a book by David Cameron’s former special adviser. But the real world tells me that there is much,...

John Smith talked openly about his faith, as has Tony Blair. Gordon Brown’s politics are clearly influenced by his religious upbringing. The political values of all three were rooted in something people instinctively understood, even if they did not agree with them....

Why we need an active defence policy —In an increasingly insecure and unstable world it is vital that we reflect on our defence policy as a matter of course. The challenges we face are varied and unpredictable. A few short years ago it seemed to some that threats from...

Erdogan needs to go —Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was once reported as saying that democracy for him was like a bus ride: when he reached his stop, he would get off. In recent years, he has often seemed to be edging closer and closer towards that stop....