state Articles

Progressive politics in an era of ‘less’ means refocusing the regulatory levers of the state in order to deliver outcomes that contribute towards social democratic goals of greater equality and social justice. An efficient state can still be a muscular state – using...

Last week I decided to attend the Purple Book event organised by Progress in Manchester. As the former chair of Manchester Young Labour I was particularly interested in how The Purple Book talks about the role of young members in ensuring we win back government in...

Thank you. First, please take it as read that I believe the Labour government achieved fabulous things, so I don’t need to list them for you. Also, I won’t talk at length about my chapter in the Purple Book – save to say, it’s good. Buy it. What I do want to say are a...

We must learn from our past without retracing our steps. That will require a new analysis of the role of the state and the market, writes Douglas Alexander in this extract from The Purple Book Various accounts of why Labour lost have circulated since the 2010 defeat....