Labour’s case can be progressive and patriotic A progressive, centre-left campaign to remain in the European Union...
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Harold Wilson Articles
British Labour and Conservative Leaders
At the last five general elections the British public has voted in favour of a prime minister who offers centrism,...
The price of a seat in parliament
Mandatory reselection could reduce Labour MPs to the status of delegates The idea of mandatory reselection of Labour...
No to a referendum
Ed Miliband is wrong: it’s time for a referendum on Europe. While we’re at it, I’ve never been consulted about the...
Skilling for growth
This year marks 50 years since Harold Wilson’s landmark White Heat of Technology speech. In it he argued how our...
Events, Dear Boy, Events
Events, dear Boy, Events: A Political Diary of Britain from Woolf to Campbell is a very enjoyable book. Edited by Ruth...
Remembering Wilson
Beyond an evening of programmes on BBC Parliament this evening for political anoraks, the 50th anniversary of Harold...
Sobering up parliament
Congratulations if you, like me, have just completed a Dry January. My feeling of smugness at having not touched a...
The new Wilson?
The really, really important thing to remember about the European Union is that it does not matter. Europe moves no...
Countering a Tory fightback
Every time Labour loses a general election, it does worse the time after. 1983 was worse than 1979, and the same is...
The original Labour moderniser
Hugh Gaitskell was the original Labour party moderniser. Sadly, he is rarely credited as such. In fact, he is rarely...
Something to say
Tony Blair has been advising the Labour party what to do since the 1970s. Since leaving office, having never lost an...