Monthly Archives: March 2017

‘Out of touch and under threat’, Sunday People, 26 February, 2017.

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LABOUR was founded to represent the interests of working people. But it was a lot simpler when those people had a lot in common with each other and many MPs came from ordinary backgrounds. As the service sector overtook manufacturing, … Continue reading →

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‘Should Ukip just dissolve itself?’, CityAM, 1 March, 2017.

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The phrase “existential threat” is bandied around a lot these days, but in Ukip’s case it is an accurate description of the danger it faces. With a Conservative Prime Minister not only determined to ensure that the UK leaves the … Continue reading →

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‘Truth to tell: populism and the immigration debate’, LSE Politics and Policy, 1 March 2017.

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We are living in a world where it’s no longer ‘the economy, stupid’. That’s not to say real wages, the cost of living, and tax-and-spend don’t matter to people anymore. Clearly, they still do. But they no longer trump nearly … Continue reading →

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‘Can Labour survive Brexit?’, CityAm, 6 February 2017.

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From the 1960s to the 1980s Labour was forever u-turning on whether the UK should join or leave Europe. But it seemed finally to have embraced Britain’s EU membership from the 1990s onwards. That was certainly the impression that the … Continue reading →

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‘Is the Labour Party in terminal decline?’, CityAM, 4 January 2017

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Businesses and political parties both operate in markets where competition can be cut-throat, where mistakes can be costly, where leadership and branding matter, and where, ultimately, the customer is king. Yet there’s one big difference: businesses – even firms so … Continue reading →

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‘Are elections won by members or money?’, ConservativeHome, 22 December 2016

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We live in a golden age of political participation. Hard to believe it, I know. But when it comes to people joining political parties, it’s true – or at least half true. On the one hand, huge numbers of people … Continue reading →

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