After the death last week of former Labour leader, Michael Foot; a fresh look at his legacy as Labour’s leader.

(C) Regent's College London

It seems strange that in 1997, just two words were powerful enough to symbolise both the Labour Party’s epic re-branding project and a fresh, optimistic vision for the future. They were also …

(c) world development movement
A report has found that UK poverty has been rising since before the recession. This news will be greeted by many as another sign of Labour’s failure. If after 12 years in …

(c) Warren H
News that the government is to sell £16bn of public assets in a bid to try and shore up the nation’s finances would almost be amusing were it not so pathetic. These assets …

(c) boliston
Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.
[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1797-8]

The great thing about what seems like half the country …

Academies were one of Tony Blair’s flagship reforms. They were introduced in 2000 with the intent to improve education in under-achieving schools by introducing greater autonomy and supplementary funding from the private sector. But what use have they actually made of their freedom, and have they produced results?

(c) bixentro
Popular accounts of mid-century politics often paint a picture which shows the British political system emerging from the Second World War with an established consensus between the major political parties. Having spent five years …

(c) bixentro
In last month’s Budget, much was made of Alistair Darling’s introduction of the 50p tax on earnings over £150,000. In breaking one of New Labour’s 2005 manifesto pledges, the move provoked widespread anger in …