Paul Brant Articles

There are two answers to the question we posed at the Progress meeting at Labour North West conference. How you answer it defines how you are going to act politically. The first is a short answer. No. We have got a Tory government, Britain cannot be fairer. If we get...

We’re on a boat. To reach the destination of government, we must pass between the six-headed monster and the whirlpool. This classical analogy – taken from the Odyssey – was the starting point for the session entitled Real Change for Britain: What are the Long-term...

We asked six Progress members what they are reading on their summer holidays. You can read some of the Twitter responses here, or add yours by tweeting @ProgressOnline with the hashtag #SummerReading...

The coalition's politics of passporting cuts to councils causes obvious pain, but also carries political risks to Labour councils. The public will be tempted to blame the council messenger if we act as in the same old 'business as usual' ways as few understand the...