Labour must address its weaknesses
It isn’t enough to be half competent, polling well on some areas but poorly on others.
Labour conference 2014
Fiddling with flower pots – why real democracy means public ownership
Voters would be more likely to vote for a party that promotes public ownership by a ratio of 4:1.
Miliband should be ambitious and go for a Robin Hood tax
As everyone from the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the International Monetary Fund agrees, the financial sector is under-taxed.
Labour’s green policies are warming up, but its economics lag behind
If action on climate change is urgent, why is it hard for politicians to spend a bit of money on it?
Labour’s missed opportunity
A potential springboard to launch Labour ahead of the election has been wasted by a set of standard, uninspiring ideas on a decade timeframe.
Ed Miliband’s six point plan for Britain – and what it means
In his speech today Miliband will set out his ‘six national goals’ for the country to achieve in the next 10 years.
Event: Where now for a two-state solution?
Left Foot Forward is hosting a discussion about Israel, Palestine and the prospects for a two state solution at this year’s Labour Party conference in Manchester.
Will Labour’s lofty NHS plans fall down a cash black hole?
Labour’s NHS plans sound interesting at first view. But can they survive the pressures on the health service?
History should not give cause for optimism for Labour
Ed Miliband needs to conquer is his image problem which, four years on from taking the leadership of the party, remains a noose around the party’s neck.
The unbearable lightness of deficit reduction
The parties’ spending plans are becoming stranger and stranger.