Labour party conference 2013 Articles

We are right to make an appeal that understands the hidden hurt of the middle class, says Jim Murphy MP As delegates leave Labour party conference in Brighton today they do so excited about concrete policy they can take to the doorstep. As the country mulls over Ed’s...

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...

Ed Balls gave an uplifting speech at Labour conference, focusing the economic debate on the squeeze in living standards. Even before conference, Labour had been successful in shifting the debate on the economy to a more focused debate on what, if anything, the latest...

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...