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Something new and something blue: the key to Labour’s future?

Might Blue Labour offer to the key to reviving New Labour? And what would both have to concede?

By Duncan O'Leary

Something new and something blue: the key to Labour’s future?

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Why the young favour pensioner benefits over those for the unemployed

Focus groups reveal that young voters view older groups as more deserving. The sense of welfare as an insurance…

By Duncan O'Leary

How Labour can offer something for something on welfare

A two-tier system of benefits for job seekers, with higher entitlements for those with strong work records, could be…

By Duncan O'Leary

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