Our Good London project sets out a bold vision for a better city. The project brought together citizens from all across London, to discuss, decide and determine the shape of…
24 Nov, 2017
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16 Nov, 2017
“Against Meritocracy”: why meritocracy won’t save us
The Paradise Papers has exposed the labyrinthine routes through which the wealthy secure trickle-up economics. The super-rich have supersized their wealth by investing 300 billion pounds of UK GDP in…
31 Oct, 2017
We need more than electoral reform, we need a political reformation
As a liberal democracy in the 21st century, our legal and civic institutions protect us all against discrimination of many kinds. Of course this doesn’t magically banish all discrimination from…
02 Nov, 2017
What is the Progressive Alliance?
So there we were, some months ago, busy thinking about the progressive alliance and worrying that three years wouldn't be enough to build it, when Theresa May called an election…
29 Sep, 2017
PR, PA and patisserie
How can progressive parties work better together? How can we change the voting system to make it more proportional? And where can we find a good pastry on a grey…
27 Sep, 2017
Why Labour needs alliances to win
Labour is further from regaining political power than it thinks. The 8th June pattern of electoral support highlights four major weaknesses for the party – the loss of white working…
19 Sep, 2017
A progressive Brexit?
Few issues divide progressives as much as Brexit. Jon Bloomfield's new piece tries to find a way through the challenges and possibilities of a progressive Brexit, and its implications for…
11 Sep, 2017
Cosmopolitans, communitarians and the new faultline
In his new thinkpiece, David Edgar explores the growing polarisation between cosmopolitan and communitarian values and perspectives. Both exist within each of us and within our political culture but increasingly,…
01 Aug, 2017
The Regressive Alliance may not go easily: Corbynism needs to grow an additional political style
Study your political adversary While the Conservatives have driven UK politics for the best part of a decade, the Left has spent precious little time analysing the strategy and condition…
19 Apr, 2017
Together We Win
This has to be a General Election fought like no other. If we fight it the old way, the Tories will win a massive victory – not just for themselves…
07 Apr, 2017
The Progressive Alliance: why the SNP needs it
Read the full publication 'The Progressive Alliance: why the SNP needs it' here The refusal of the May government to countenance any differential deal for Scotland post Brexit now means…
16 Mar, 2017
A Progressive Alliance: The Radical Case
Our Past and Present Reality Although the Labour Party has existed for over a century, only once have we actually come from opposition to win a convincing parliamentary majority. No,…