How redistributive was New Labour?
Though inequality did not fall under Blair and Brown, child and pensioner poverty were dramatically reduced.
ByTony Blair
Letter of the week: Making the grade
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British diplomacy in the dock
A former diplomat’s new book reveals that, for 25 years, UK foreign policy has left mainly harm and disorder in…
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Why we need to scrap GCSEs
After decades of dithering, politicians must provide young people with the modern education they deserve.
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In defence of GCSEs and A-levels
Tony Blair was wrong – exams are the best form of assessment we’ve got.
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From the NS archive: The Tuscan holiday
26 July 1999: Chiantishire may be the New Labour idyll of choice. But it has protection rackets, tax avoidance and…
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Does Tony Blair’s new centrist project have any answers?
At the former PM’s Future of Britain conference, it felt as if the past 15 years of British politics never…
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In defence of centrism
Far from being outmoded Thatcherites, most centrists are sophisticated and adaptable thinkers.
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