To renew, Labour must understand the trends shaping modern Britain
Will Straw previews new IPPR pamphlet ‘Still partying like it’s 1995’, by Graeme Cooke, which looks at new ideas for renewing and reconnecting the Labour party.
Progress
The Purple Book – new ideas for a new way of governing
Richard Angell, the Deputy Director of Progress, introduces The Purple Book, which sets out ideas for how a future Labour administration should govern.
Where are all the women?
Are women being under-represented in politics and what can help redress the in balance – Ronit Wolfson investigates.
Why Frank Field is wrong on women and welfare
Frank Field told the Progress Conference that Labour should not be a feminist party and that people are attracted to a life of joblessness, reports Shelly Asquith.
Break up Britain? It’s time the coalition took a different path
Ed Jacobs gives a moving analysis of the fragmentation of UK society caused by growing inequality as a result of government economic and social policy.
Alexander: Labour should see Lib Dems “as the hors d’œuvre not the main course”
Douglas Alexander, in an interview with Progress, warns Labour that the real task is not just to capitalise on the Lib Dems’ travails, but to beat the Tories.
Mandelson: “Electoral reform will be addressed in the coming months”
Lord Mandelson today confirmed that the Government was seriously contemplating holding a referendum on electoral reform.