Ed Miliband Articles

I ‘listened’ to Ed’s big speech last week via Twitter in Amman, Jordan. Quite rightly it got strong support and was acclaimed as a big and brave move. There has been much commentary on it, so I want to focus on one thought that emerged for me – not least because of...

George Osborne has long been a better reader of the opinion polls than steward of the economy. Since 2010, he has thus honed in on public perceptions that Labour cannot be trusted to run the economy in general, and control spending on welfare in particular. Last...

An English Labour party is an inevitability Englishness is too important to leave to Tommy Robinson. The tropes of Englishness are barely understood or even witnessed by our metropolitan elite, yet they shape the lives of millions of people. This elite, with their...

In the last 48 hours both the new Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, and Ed Miliband have announced significant reforms to their parties. Both are extending new rights to their members and in turn to the wider public. Both are opening up their parties and inviting...