What workers think about work, and how politics should respond
Last week’s employment figures showed the UK’s employment rate continues to remain at record levels, which will no doubt give Philip Hammond confidence going in to the Autumn Statement. But there’s...
View ArticleThe problem of “English socialism”
There have been many calls over the last few weeks and months for Labour to rediscover patriotism and embrace the idea of a distinctively English – or possibly British – version of socialism,...
View ArticleBuilding a more socially integrated society
Think tanks from the right and left of politics spend a lot of their time arguing with each other. But there is plenty we agree on too, and the need for social mixing and a shared common life is...
View ArticleOpportunities with China
As the UK seeks to build stronger bilateral relationships in the aftermath of the vote to leave the European Union, China has been top of the list. George Osborne famously ramped up the UK’s...
View ArticleOur vision for a better society
We all know there will be a number of crucial decisions taken in 2017. And we have to re-think how the European project continues in-line with the upcoming negotiations. Let us remind ourselves that we...
View ArticleProgressive principles
The Brexit negotiations will shape Britain for many years to come. Just as our membership of the EU helped define our economy, society and place in the world for more than four decades, so the decision...
View ArticleAre we ready for an Asian future?
This week, Theresa May set out her 12 principles for Brexit. She pledged that Britain outside the European Union will be a “great, global trading nation” that is “respected around the world and strong,...
View ArticleThe cultural divide
For me this debate is about culture and race, but it’s not primarily about racism. It’s about the way that inheritance, culture and environment shape the way each of us sees the world, and I will argue...
View ArticleBrexit becomes reality
Our general secretary, Andrew Harrop writes a letter to our European friends For pro-Europeans in Britain the last six months have been devastating. For a while, after the 23 June referendum, there was...
View ArticleThe next steps
We’ll be running a regular series of pieces looking at the view from Brussels on Brexit with contributions from the UK and EU politicians playing key roles in the negotiations. To start the series,...
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