Lab 2012: Time for a fundamental rethinking of housing strategy
There’s a growing recognition housing is a priority not just to meet a pressing social need, but also as a key element of a growth strategy.
Yearly Archives: 2012
US election digest: Romney faces debate test, fresh questions over Libya and more
Larry Smith’s latest round-up of the US Presidential election campaign.
Lab 2012: Wales and Scotland lead the way
At the Labour Party Conference, it is Scotland and Wales is providing the testing ground for the two debates likely to dominate much of the party conference.
Shocking economic illiteracy from the Telegraph
In a grandiose editorial proclaiming Labour “cannot be trusted to rebuild Britain”, the Telegraph this morning showed that it cannot be trusted to tell the truth on the economy. Today’s leader column ranted: The slogan for this week’s Labourtest
Lab 2012: Miliband’s marginals challenge – who he needs to win and where
New research from Progress examines the 2015 electoral victory strategies available to Ed Miliband, looking at the voters he needs to win and where.
Lab 2012: Predistribution: A primer
A look at the rise of a crucial part of Ed Miliband’s vision for the future of the Labour party – predistribution – and how it may spell the end of New Labour.
Comment: Ulster’s Covenant at 100 – what does the future look like?
Paul Hagan explores the position of the UUP 100 years after the Ulster Covenant. Is there still a place for them in Northern Irish politics?
Lab 2012: Balls must challenge the anti-green chancellor
Ed Balls must do more to challenge the anti-green George Osborne, writes Liz Hutchins, Friends of the Earth’s political co-ordinator.
Labour warn against BIS’s plans to “abolish Equalities Commission by stealth”
This week Chuka Umunna has written to his opposite number Vince Cable to express his and Labour’s opposition to further reform of the Equality Commission.
69 trade unionists face terrorism charges in Turkey
69 members of Turkish trade union KESK will face charges of terrorism next week – chargers which appear to be an attempt to bring the trade union to its knees.