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The Yes campaign may have won the #indyref
With pro-independence parties seeing record-breaking membership growth, the indy camp could be the real winners after all.
Labour conference: The child benefit cap is a blow to struggling families
Labour’s record on child poverty is an admirable one. So it’s even more of a shame that Ed Balls has allowed the axe to fall on child benefit.
Labour must be more radical on housing
We need to strike out beyond the confines of housing policy orthodoxies accepted by all political parties since the late 1980s.
Conference 2014: Labour is losing credibility on devolution
On English votes for English laws, Labour has been caught like a rabbit in the headlights.
Labour conference 2014: why Britain needs a higher minimum wage
Ensuring a minimum wage of £8 an hour will mean the low paid seeing some of the benefits of the economic recovery.
VIDEO: How can public engagement in politics be sustained?
Left Foot Forward’s James Bloodworth and Charlie Beckett of the Polis think tank talk about the Scottish independence referendum and getting people politically engaged.
The Scottish referendum: a day of history and change – what we know so far
After a tumultuous day in British history that will be seen as the start of radical changes to our political system, Ed Jacobs outlines what we now know.
The message to Chuka Umunna and his shadow BIS team – be bold
Relying on short-term, low skill jobs to boost the economy is not the answer.
Labour needs a distinctive and radical offer for England
As the party looks to respond to the referendum at party conference, Labour needs a distinctive and radical offer that delivers for England.
IFS: Tories will need to put up taxes or make bigger spending cuts after election
The bombshell will come as a boost to Labour ahead of conference season.