http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/jessica_asato en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/jessica-asato.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/jessica_asato http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/speech-government-point http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/speech-government-point Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:21:57 GMT Jessica Asato In all it was a well-executed speech for a Prime Minister under siege and as ministers and activists pore over the detail in the weeks to come, it may well provide the starting point for a wider debate about the direction of the government and party.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/word-narrative-labour-achieve http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2008/09/word-narrative-labour-achieve Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:43:02 GMT Jessica Asato Labour needs to devise, and agree, a vision of the changes we wish to bring about in our country in the next decade and how we will achieve them.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2007/09/mandelson-labour-renewed http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/conference/2007/09/mandelson-labour-renewed Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:11:18 GMT Jessica Asato Jessica Asato observes that the fog has finally lifted, as Labour bounces back with renewed vigour, now that Mandelson has given his blessing...

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