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Section: Progressive Voices Articles

Guerrilla opposition

For generations to come they will ask: where were you in the week British politics lost its mind? Whatever your answer, pity one poor aide to a recently departed member of Labour’s frontbench who spent at least some of that week in hiding, having darted into a nearby...

Green with envy

What Natalie Bennett could learn from the European far-left The Green party has opted to jump the gun somewhat this year and schedule its conference two weeks ahead of the major parties – a strategy in stark contrast to that of the United Kingdom Independence party,...

Cameron fans the flames?

How fair was Cameron on the sensitive matter of immigration today? Alison McGovern MP, Denis MacShane MP, Tulip Siddiq and Rayhan Haque look at how his claims stack up in the light of Tory government actions past and present.

Ed Miliband keynote speech

Ahead of this weekend’s Fabian conference, and Ed Miliband’s keynote address there, Hopi Sen, Rupa Huq and Sam Townend give their views on what he should use this opportunity to say.

Has IDS got it right?

Nov 11, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Over the last few days the coalition has been keen to sell universal credit as the answer to all the labour market's...

Obama’s midterm blues?

Nov 3, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Perhaps counter-intuitively, the Democrats holding on to the Senate could make Obama's task harder in the run-up to...

100 days in 100 words

Aug 18, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

The first 100 days of this government has been a whirlwind of announcements that attack the poorest in our society and...

Progressive Voices comment on the first week

Apr 9, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Labour needs the economy to stay centre-stage. The Tories sums don't add up and voters need reminding that recessions...

Progressive Voices: the return of Tony Blair

Mar 30, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Tony Blair's analysis of the complete ideological void at the heart of Cameron's Conservatives was so devastating...

Progressive Voices: budget day

Mar 24, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

This is exactly the right budget for the economy at this moment - a judicious mix of effective support for jobs and...

Progressive Voices: on social care funding

Mar 11, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

This latest report has many positive recommendations, both for long-term changes and immediate steps to support people...

Progressive Voices on BBC cuts: “Hair shirt is the political order of the day”

Mar 2, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Hair shirt is the political order of the day. Trimming leisure sites on the web is a good gesture, Mark Thompson...

Progressive Voices: Cameron’s reboot speech

Mar 1, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Cameron yesterday admitted to being a salesman and proved it with his old gimmick of memorising his speech. But he...

Progressive Voices: Clarity needed on Osborne’s economy plans

Feb 25, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

This is an extremely important speech. Osborne has laid out his analysis of the UK's economic situation and his vision...

Conservatives and cooperatives don’t mix

Feb 15, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

This latest gimmick from David Cameron will fool nobody. The Tories don't get co-ops - they're about involving the...

Brown backs AV referendum

Feb 2, 2010 | Articles, Section: Progressive Voices

Today saw the authentic Brown returning to the path that he embarked on in 2007 with a serious ambition to fulfil what...

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