one nation Labour Articles

When last week Ed Miliband declared in his conference speech – ‘One Nation Labour – the party of small business’ it was less of an aspiration and more of an observation. Much credit is due to Labour’s  excellent business team for making this a reality – including not...

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...

As we head to the south coast for conference in Brighton, Labour knows that it has to speak for the every part of the nation when it sets out a vision for growth post-2015. The coalition has failed to deliver a balanced and equitable recovery, and parts of London and...

I started drafting this fresh from Southwark Labour’s conference last weekend where the talking point was the dramatic and somewhat unexpected U-turn by the Southwark Liberal Democrats on free healthy school meals in primary schools. For the past four years they have...