Labour party conference 2012 Articles

Three things Ed Miliband’s conference speech must do —Conference speeches are one of the opposition leader’s few guaranteed media platforms so the temptation for Ed Miliband to fill his with a rerun of every argument and announcement denied a fair hearing must be...

Taking ‘One Nation’ Labour to the next stage We can agree that the tough positions Ed Miliband has taken on welfare and public spending since the spring are necessary, because Labour will not be trusted to govern if its numbers do not add up. But the immediate price...

Ed Miliband delivered a great speech. Now it is time to fill in the gaps Great speeches do not election victories make. If they did, Michael Foot and Neil Kinnock – whose oratory far outclassed that of their opponent – would have easily defeated Margaret Thatcher in...

After conference, Ed Miliband dominates the Labour party like never before. Looking over the party, Team Ed could be excused a certain small sigh of satisfaction. The unions are, if not happy, then emollient. The party membership is willing to follow him. The policy...