Labour should cut its ties with the illiberal Henry Jackson Society
Born of a desire to tackle totalitarianism, the society is increasingly intolerant, yet some Labour MPs still support i
Labour
Just how ‘sticky’ is this Labour vote?
In terms of forming a Labour government, the only way is not Essex, but it’ll be an important staging post along that path. The signs, it seems, are promising even if work remains to be done.
Fraser Nelson gets it badly wrong in today’s Telegraph
It must have seemed like quite a discovery, when Fraser Nelson found a Department for Education report which proved “that the whole premise of Labour’s education policy – that cash matters most – was false”.
Ignore for a moment the caricature of Labour’s 13 years in government; have Deloitte (who analysed the data on which Fraser Nelson’s argument is based) really discovered that levels of funding don’t matter in improving educational outcomes?
Lessons for Labour from France: manage expectations
Francois Hollande’s popularity recently hit a record low for a French head of state, with a whopping 67 per cent of the French population disapproving of the President. The lesson from France should perhaps be that the most sensible thing to do in the current climate is to keep expectations low, or at any rate ensure they never approach anything like that generated in the run up to the election of Francois Hollande.
Scottish politicians unite against press regulation
As Westminster debates how best to secure an effective new system of press regulation, Alex Salmond has sought to distance himself from a report his own government commissioned into how to implement the recommendations of Lord Justice Leveson north of the border.
Leveson: Labour should resist Cameron’s suffocating embrace
The least worst option for Labour could be to stand up for the victims and resist David Cameron’s suffocating embrace – even if that means going back to the drawing board and starting over together with the Lib Dems.
New skills eco-system puts clear water between Labour and the tories
A new ‘skills eco system’ now puts clear water between Labour and the Tories policy of ‘pile ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap’ low grade apprenticeships.
Labour can learn from the success of Italy’s centre-left primaries
In his latest report from the Italian elections, Shamik Das looks at the success of Partito Democratico’s primaries, a model Labour might consider emulating.
Comment: Labour needs to build a One Nation party that “looks like the country we seek to represent”
Labour needs to work harder to build a One Nation party that “looks like the country we seek to represent”, writes Usman Ali.
Making work pay: Balls announces compulsory jobs guarantee for long-term unemployed
Ed Balls today set out plans for a compulsory jobs guarantee for the long-term unemployed – ensuring there is a job for every adult who is long-term unemployed.