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As the harsh reality of last week’s events begin to sink in a period of soul-searching begins. The temptation is to glance inwards and dwell on where we went wrong, the personalities that will shape the future course of the Labour party and how best to pick ourselves...

There are lots of Tories in the United Kingdom. Some will only ever vote Conservative, others need a bit of persuading – a tax cut here or a right to buy there. And then there is a block, a large block, that will vote Conservative when there is no other viable option....

The recent shock of a Tory majority means we are potentially closer to a British exit from the European Union, with the imminence of a referendum before 2017. Representing our biggest export market globally, we will need to lead the strong defence of our EU...

Another election defeat, another round of compulsory cognitive dissonance salves within the Labour party. With the requisite blame on the Iraq War and New Labour tried again by Ken Livingstone and Jon Trickett and found wanting (lads, it has been 10 years and even...