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Oh dear, we are not there yet are we? I suppose I should not be surprised as it took best part of 15 years of Tory government last time to finally realise we had to get ourselves a leader that the country, rather than just the party, wanted. The trouble is with losing...

This week the Progress strategy board has endorsed an all-women team to meet Labour's electoral challenges to come. Elected by the membership of Progress – Labour's new mainstream, the board members decided to support Liz Kendall for Labour leader and Tessa Jowell for...

European social democracy is in crisis. Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands – no matter the local context, the retreat of the centre-left is near total. Even in those few outposts where we do wield power we are either on the back foot –...

There is currently a feverish atmosphere in the Labour party. As matters stand it is unclear who will win the leadership contest, and fierce arguments have broken out concerning how the parliamentary party should oppose the Tories. However, although this is a...