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Progress annual conference Articles

I want aspiration for the working classes

Thank you for very much for that warm welcome. I really appreciate it. Can I echo what John Woodcock said about giving a big thank you. It wasn't for want of a better ground campaign that we lost this election. You worked your socks off and gave your heart and soul....

Does Labour need a public services reform agenda?

Labour must have a public services reform agenda that addresses the issues that people feel most worried about – jobs, social care, opportunities for young people – but in a way that enthuses and engages both citizens and public servants; that was the central message...

Marginals or marginalia?

I used to think that coalition was the way forward: any hue that wasn’t blue would do me just fine. I thought that British politics was a disastrous night out: a nation determined to go for a pub crawl forced into Starbucks by three determined coffee-drinkers. But I...

Blue to red: Can Labour win without Tory switchers?

‘No.’ This was the simple answer from Mary Creagh that kicked off the Progress annual conference 2013 breakout session ‘Can Labour win without Tory switchers?’ To explore this issue Progress brought together a diverse panel chaired by Hopi Sen. Mary Creagh, the shadow...