Miliband is offering ‘generation rent’ a radical and attractive alternative
Ed Miliband will today announce plans to cap excessive rent increases and give tenants greater security over tenancies.
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Why Miliband’s zero hours contract pledge is spot on
Ed Miliband won’t be able to ban zero hours contracts, but he is tackling the worst way they are abused, writes James Bloodworth.
Five ways Labour can give power to public service users
People want a greater say when it comes to public services, according to most polling. Here’s how Ed Miliband can start to give it to them.
If Miliband wants a radical offer on HE, he should start with vice-chancellor’s pay
Inequality in higher education goes far beyond how much students pay.
Don’t believe the spin: the middle class didn’t beat the downturn
The press was filled with stories yesterday about the middle class ‘beating the downturn’. It’s a shame it didn’t happen, writes Matt Broomfield.
Today we saw the Ed Miliband that people want to see
In pledging to unleash the potential of communities across our country, Ed Miliband looks like a prime minister in waiting, writes Richard Carr.
Don’t cheer too loudly if Clegg gets a hammering in the Euro Elections
Labour should worry if Nick Clegg goes. The likelihood of a strong Lib Dem General Election performance would be greatly enhanced by a new – left-leaning – leader.
Labour is not losing support because left-wing policies are unpopular: it’s losing support because they are
If Labour wants to reverse its declining poll ratings, it shouldn’t be trying to fight the Tories for the centre-right ground.
The welfare cap ties a Labour government to ‘predistribution’
The welfare cap could help focus attention on the drivers of benefit spending.
Simon Jenkins, you’re wrong. Think tanks don’t need to think again
Think tanks both within the Labour Party and more broadly in British politics have a vital role to play.