Peter Watt 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...

To save Labour’s link with the unions we need an honest examination of the relationship, writes Peter Watt Marriage is a wonderful institution – I should know, I have had two. And the thing about any successful marriage or long-term relationship is that you have to...

November's edition of Progress is a special issue devoted to the issue of class. We have exclusive polling by YouGov and a commentary by its president, Peter Kellner, showing that working-class attitudes are not what some in the Labour party imagine them to be....

So there’s not much money to spend and further cuts still to make if the deficit is to be dealt with. And anyway the electorate aren’t all that keen on the government spending as much as they do. You can add to that the nagging fear of many that Labour will spend too...