News & Insight

3 July 2012

If the Ed Miliband camp cites the resignation of Bob Diamond this morning as a victory and the culmination of a weekend spent campaigning and lecturing, they will have completely misunderstood how high the stakes are. Bob Diamond now has plenty...

2 July 2012

To reconnect with the British people and rediscover our governing purpose, Labour needs to do three things: understand afresh the values of our politics; articulate a new vision that tells the story of our policy; and upgrade the Labour Party...

2 July 2012

Speech by Iain McNicol General Secretary of the Labour Party Fabian Society, London Saturday 30th June 2012 Thank you Friends, I am delighted to open this important Fabian summer conference. That you have the leader, deputy leader, policy review co-ordinator and so many shadow ministers...

2 July 2012

It's a great pleasure to be here at the Fabians. I am looking forward to our conversation. But before that I want to say a few words about this moment. For too long, we have had an economy that works for a few...

30 June 2012

1740: we've got to have the courage of our convictions, represent the whole of the country and be clear in our message: vision, values and vehicle. And with that the conference is over. Thanks to everyone who came and anyone who...

27 June 2012

To succeed in Labour’s political project – of rising and shared wealth – we must rethink the relationship between governments and markets. There must be a greater consistency between the progressive ends that we seek and the means that we...