Phillip Blond Articles

The rise and fall of ResPublica is the story of how David Cameron postured to the centre in opposition before moving back to the right in power

Prior to David Cameron’s fourth launch of the ‘big society’ in 12 months, and hot on the heels of Ed Miliband’s Progress speech which highlighted the need for ‘strengthened communities’, we took a timely look at Red Toryism, Blue Labour and their political influence.

If the ‘big society’ is about the Tories’ stealing Labour’s clothes, Labour must reclaim by accepting the Tories’ terms, says Terry Philpot following this week’s Progress annual conference

Private sector co-ops would disperse wealth more fairly and shore up the workforce against the pressures of globalisation, but they need a helping hand from the state, says Matthew Zarb-Cousin