Neal Lawson

Articles by Neal Lawson

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Nothing to turn back to

  • 11 June 2009
  • 7 comments

Irresponsible capitalism has left us in economic and political turmoil. The solution is a new democracy – and a new socialism, argues Neal Lawson

The end of new Labour

  • 28 August 2008
  • 10 comments

Switching the leader will be a waste of time if the party does not radically change direction

Individual, but collective

  • 12 June 2008
  • 8 comments

There is a paradox at the centre of modern politics, and the Labour Party must grasp it

Sick of this flexibility

  • 07 February 2008
  • 2 comments

Neal Lawson writes on GP opening hours

Wanted: a new bedside manner

  • 03 January 2008
  • 2 comments

After years of the wrong reforms, the NHS needs democratising and popularising. The left must win this battleground in the struggle between society and the market

There must be a debate

  • 04 December 2006

The big issue that won't be discussed

  • 25 September 2006

The Liberal Democrats may have voted to drop their 50p top rate policy, but at least they had the courage to conduct an open debate about taxing Britain more

Where wealth disparities and violence meet

  • 07 August 2006

As our politicians shed responsibility for managing the economy they have to prove their importance elsewhere. That place is the crime agenda

Where idealism and pragmatism meet

  • 19 June 2006

Time was when Tony Blair espoused radical causes. Neal Lawson says utopianism is alive and well

The politics column - Neal Lawson wants less caution from Gordon

  • 20 February 2006

Initial plans for the transition are out of date, gathering dust on some Treasury shelf. Everyone hopes Gordon Brown has a programme but no one seems to know if he has

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President Cheney?

Get ready for President Cheney

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Tory foes

If Dave doesn’t win, it’s open season

James Macintyre

Lib Dem dilemma

The Lib Dem dilemma

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Sons of Cuba

Sons of Cuba (PG)

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Fat Man in a White Hat

Fat Man in a White Hat

John Gray

Anarchism's failure

The World That Never Was: a True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists and Secret Agents

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