Labour
The case for the role of co-operatives in childcare
Dr Éoin Clarke argues, on cost and fairness grounds, for an increased role for co-operatives in childcare.
Social housing needs a ‘New Deal’
Kevin Gulliver argues that the social housing system needs to be re-hauled under a ‘New Deal’.
Tory press office twits should go back to spin school
The Tory press office took to Twitter last night to try to denigrate Ed Miliband’s conference speech, telling a few porkies on the way, reports Shamik Das.
Miliband needs to move the argument beyond mere Tory-bashing
Ed Jacobs rounds up the reaction from the press across the devolved nations, which has focused on how the party needs to rebuild itself and regain credibility.
Balls’s speech gives Labour a solid economic foundation
Cormac Hollingsworth reviews Ed Balls’s Labour party conference speech, and analyses what it means for Labour’s economic policy over the next four years.
Community ownership must be the focus of Miliband’s Labour
Richard Carr surveys the overall political landscape before discussing the role community ownership might have to play in defining Labour in opposition.