For all of 2015 the world’s eyes have been on Greece. The Syriza government elected in January under the leadership of Alexis Tspiras threatened to shake up the European…
30 Sep, 2015
Political Economy
29 Sep, 2015
Marxism Today: the forgotten visionaries whose ideas could save Labour
The best guide to politics in 2015 is a magazine that published its final issue more than two decades ago A selection of Marxism Today’s greatest covers. Composite: Amiel Melburn…
24 Aug, 2015
Clause IV’s moment?
Clause IV as the foundations for the Next Economy There’s been quite a lot of talk about Jeremy Corbyn shifting back to the much disputed ‘clause iv’ of the Labour…
18 Aug, 2015
Does anyone have a monopoly on ‘economic credibility’?
The need for heroes, to admire them, to be inspired by them, runs deep in our cultural and social make-up. And with good reason – such figures epitomise the nobler…
28 Jul, 2015
Compass Brighton, politics as it should be
Sometimes we get to experience politics as it should be – fun, informative, empathetic, deep and hopeful. Last night in Brighton and Hove was one of those moments. It was…
21 Jul, 2015
Labour – Losing the election, losing its way
Labour has lost a lot of elections, and always wondered why. This has led to a whole literature of ‘why Labour lost’, highlights including the “affluent worker” debate, Crosland’s attempted…
03 Jul, 2015
Post-politics and the future of the left
Eliane Glaser lays out six big questions for the left – social democrats, radicals and the new ‘soft’ left alike. After four decades of neoliberal domination, she says, now is…
17 Jun, 2015
The case for a public investment fund
As the privatisation juggernaut – from Royal Mail to RBS – continues to roll, the government is hoping to net billions more from the sale of public assets. Privatisation was…
16 Jun, 2015
The SNP Ascendancy is changing Scotland and the SNP
The Scottish sun is out, and summer is approaching. This is true not just of the weather but reflects the mood of the SNP, their popularity, and especially that of…
28 May, 2015
Adrift in the New Labour comfort zone
In August 2010, Labour leadership frontrunner David Miliband made the argument that his brother Ed's policies risked returning Labour to "the comfortable but deadening policies of the past... its comfort…
26 Mar, 2015
Finding Our Voice
This collection of essays builds on thinking over the last few years – especially thinking in and around Labour and its policy review. The assembled authors share a trust in…
23 Mar, 2015
How left is Labour?
Red Ed. His opponents swear he is. Some of his supporters wish to God he was. For every Tory politician who claims that Labour has moved left under his leadership,…