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Jon Cruddas Articles

We have killed the BNP – but have we won the argument?

In 1992 I campaigned for the first time against the British National party in Bristol, protesting against its vile neo-fascist politics of hate and division. As a 12-year-old I had no idea that I was going to end up working for the pre-eminent anti-BNP campaign, HOPE...
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We need to talk about … losing

‘In May we lost everywhere to everybody’, remarked Jon Cruddas, member of parliament for Dagenham and Ed Miliband’s former policy chief, in a speech in September. Referring to Labour’s three worst defeats – 1931, 1983, 2010 – Cruddas said, ‘2015 was worse still’. Yet...
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The Last Word … The beginning of the thaw

The Last Word is back, and it’s still not remotely personal … It’s been a while since I emerged from my foxhole to impart missives of trivel and drivia about all things political. The Road As I emerge, blinking into the light, bearded, swathed in rags, pushing my...
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Non-starters for 10

David Cameron's speech to the Conservative party conference has been hailed as ‘good politics but bad policy’. The risk is that Labour's response will be good policy but bad politics. In his speech Cameron promised to make it easier for people to buy their home. He...
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