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David Miliband's approach won't save Labour

David Miliband's approach won't save Labour

The old party is dead but its successor is yet to be born.

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On the political horizon: by-election mayhem

On the political horizon: by-election mayhem

The races for new city mayoralties and directly elected police commissioners could mean choice Westminster seats being vacated. And then there's Eastleigh ...

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Why Ed Miliband welcomed David's intervention

Why Ed Miliband welcomed David's intervention

It is right that the Labour Party rigorously debates how to deliver fairness in tough times.

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Where next for Ed?

The Labour leader ended a bad January on a high - and then brother David intervened.

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Leader: David Miliband is correct: Labour must rethink and reform

Leader: David Miliband is correct: Labour must rethink and reform

Miliband is right to warn against privileging the central state.

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Time to rethink, not reassure

Time to rethink, not reassure

The big state is a political dead end for Labour. The public won't vote for the belief that government is the cure for all ills.

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Is Labour right to focus on

Is Labour right to focus on "dealing with the deficit"?

Douglas Alexander is the latest shadow cabinet member to speak about cuts -- but this may not be the best tactic.

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The problem with welfare reform? It's the market, not the benefits cap

The problem with welfare reform? It's the market, not the benefits cap

Labour should focus on reforming the market to support the vulnerable without being labeled as profligate.

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Why Labour's position on welfare needs urgent reform

Why Labour's position on welfare needs urgent reform

A poll shows Labour's tougher stance on cuts has not increased support. What about standing up for the most vulnerable?

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Labour's framing failures

Episode 124

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More in Labour

The Tories think they can flush out Ed's inner red

Part of the strategy behind the land-grab on the "moral economy" is to nudge the Labour leader into sounding anti-capitalist.

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A big boost for Labour in London

Ken v Boris just got very interesting. The former mayor has much more than a fighting chance come May.

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Miliband and Balls have fallen into a Tory trap

Without a focused and consistent message, any political party is stuck. Yet Ed Balls, Ed Miliband and their shadow cabinet colleagues seem fixated by an agenda of “cuts and credibility” set by Cameron, Osborne and the Conservative Party.

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Labour, the West Ham United of politics

The party that eschews the long ball.

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Why the boundary changes won't devastate Labour

Labour will still win more seats than the Tories on an equal share of the vote.

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Can Labour ever win without Scotland?

History suggests that it would be difficult but not impossible for Labour to win.

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Labour must not be defined by opposition to the cuts

Miliband is right to ignore the 'stand and fight brigade' and shift his economic stance.

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Labour needs to be more radical on high pay and low pay

Miliband should should promise to link the minimum wage to a new top pay index.

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The questions over Miliband's leadership that will not go away

The Labour leader will deliver a keynote speech on the economy -- but will it dispel doubts?

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Ed Miliband cannot be radical and cautious at the same time

The Labour leader indulges contradictory positions in his entourage. He needs to choose a course and stick with it.

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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