There is a deficit in this country. It is big and reducing it is the central challenge of politics. That’s obvious to most people – but apparently not the Labour party. Trufflenet – the company I founded –  has today published an analysis of the debate surrounding the election of the new leader of the [...]

Ann Black – my favourite NEC member – emailed me (and many others) ahead of the first National Policy Forum in two years. As a former member – who served two two-year terms – I would have been gutted if it had not met for 2 years; it’s a good weekend for a political hack. [...]

Labour lost because it didn’t have the right approach on immigration. That’s the view being debated by a number of people analyzing the party’s defeat. I don’t know if they are right but I do know that Labour should read political tea leaves with care. Many (not all) of those expressing fears over the party’s [...]

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