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Ed Miliband Articles

Blair, Labour and Palestine

This is a fascinating and important book which examines both the broad sweep of Labour’s attitude to Israel and Palestine over the decades, and looks in detail at how New Labour policymakers grappled with contradictory views – at home and abroad – of Israel’s...

Why Labour must keep repeating itself

A confession: I do not really ‘get’ conference speeches. Like dubstep, it seems to mean a lot to a great number of people, but it’s all just noise to me. It seems to me, though, that the best guide to how much – or how little – it all meant isn’t in how we felt in the...

The party of small business

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...

The hidden hurt of the middle class

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...