devolution Articles

The old adage that one day of a Labour government is better than an eternity of Tory rule is as valid today as it ever was. But if socialism is – as Nye Bevan famously said – the language of priorities, and politics the art of the possible, the only way we are going...

As IPPR releases a raft of new reports on schools, housing and criminal justice reform, it is tempting to pursue business as usual and inspect its policy proposals. Times are, however, different. The ever-perceptive Stephen Daisley last month commented that Progress,...

When people talk about government, Labour representation and the like, they are talking about Westminster members of parliament. When we talk about grass roots, then we are talking about the membership. However there is a breed of people, who deal with the flux of...

Last week, I had a conversation in the street with a self-employed landscape gardener. He asked me where I was from and I said the Labour party. He said that ‘that Tony Blair was in the Labour party and earning big bucks’. He said he did not think much of Gordon Brown...