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We must work in a more pluralist way to make ‘One Nation’ politics a reality By Paul Blomfield ­—As Ed Miliband sets out the framework for Labour’s policies for 2015 and beyond, it is a good moment to ask how we deliver the fundamental change that the country needs....

The coalition is going to fall. Not today, regardless of what happens in the Commons later. Not tomorrow. But soon. The Liberal-Conservative alliance is entering its terminal phase. They have exhausted the supply of topics that they can agree on, and their ability to...

Put yourself in the position of one of the 150 elected Lords that will emerge in 2015 if the government gets its way. Elected for a 15-year term. Representing an area up to eight times larger than an MP’s constituency. Backed by the votes of more people than ever...

The rise of UKIP to nine per cent and third place in the opinion polls ahead of the Lib Dems in the opinion polls for the first time this week took me by surprise. Like most people on the left I spend more time thinking about my own party’s problems and how to solve...