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Tony Blair Articles

Break the mould

Sajid Javid could be the sign the electorate is looking for that the Tory party has shed its ‘nasty party’ reputation, argues Felicity Slater Few leaders inspire true fear in their opponents. Those that do, do so because they force people to think again about the...

Familiar story as Tories put Labour in a spin

There is currently much speculation and excitement around the Labour leadership election and what vision or platform each candidate is offering. Jeremy Corbyn, for instance, will reheat Michael Foot’s ‘longest suicide note in history’ manifesto of 1983 or offer an...

Apathy is not fixed by leaving the centre-ground

On 8 May 2015, 34 per cent of those entitled to vote did not bother to turn up to the polling station. As Labour faces up to the dilemma of how a leftwing party can win the next election given that the electorate chose to give power to the right, these non-voters...

Ed watched Dallas but to win our next leader must be a Trekkie

In Star Trek, the Kobayashi Maru is a simulation to train wannabe captains at the Starfleet Academy. The goal of the exercise is to rescue the Kobayashi Maru, a disabled civilian vessel, which is under attack from the Klingons. The Kobayashi Maru is a no-win scenario....
Bedtime

Bedtime

Time to put the last Labour government to bed Kitty Ussher, Jacqui Smith, Anne Begg, Stephen Twigg and Mike Gapes...

Bedtime

Principled and proud

The achievements of the last Labour government – many chronicled here – are massive and make me proud to be in this...