Can Industrial Strategy do everything Labour hopes? This summer the government will publish it’s Industrial Strategy. It will be plan for growth, for the environment, for security, and for regenerating communities. All things that the country urgently needs, but can, and should Industrial Strategy deliver them all? In this paper
What is the Role of a Modern Labour Government in a Dangerous World? The geopolitical situation the new Labour government finds itself steering Britain through in its first year in office is unfamiliar, volatile, and dangerous. British values and interests are tested not just by distant threats but by issues
How can SMEs be supported by government policy to deliver Labour’s growth mission? The new Labour Government has made growth a central part of it’s mission driven approach. To overturn the stagnation we have experienced since the financial crisis new approaches, bringing the whole of the economy and society into
How existing government policy on tax can support Labour’s missions. Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government scheme, initially annouced in 2015, which requires businesses and individuals to keep digital records and use compliant software to submit quarterly tax returns. It’s goal is to reduce the tax gap by making
2023 has a been a momentous year for progressive politics in Britain and around the world. Labour stands on the precipice of power, but nothing is certain and with an increasingly volatile economic and security situation across the globe social democrats need convincing answers to new questions at home and
A turning point in Polish politics – to what extent can progressives be optimistic about the defeat of the Law and Justice (PiS) party? The recent general election in Poland marked a critical juncture in both the country’s and the EU’s political landscape. The central question revolved around the continuity
What Labour can learn from the European centre-left In today’s turbulent world, the concept of security takes on new dimensions, transcending global complexities to touch the lives of individuals everywhere. Who better to shape this narrative into political action than social democrats? Security at work is not synonymous with stagnation;
How can Labour bolster the UK’s cybersecurity in line with the framework set out in the ‘securonomics’ agenda and its modern industrial strategy? Business, our personal lives and even our nation’s critical infrastructure are increasingly dependent on cyberspace. While the technology brings benefits, it also exposes us to new risks,
What regulatory reforms should a pro-growth Labour government adopt as it seeks to build a more successful and fairer economy? Since 2010, the Conservatives have failed to achieve their main objective of reducing regulation while, at the same time, making the quality of regulation worse. Many of the most memorable
This publication is taken from Roger Liddle’s speech in Brussels to FEPs at the ‘Next Left Lecture: Prospects for Labour victory in the UK’ I am an optimist about Keir Starmer. His achievement in masterminding Labour’s recovery from its worst defeat since 1935 has so far been remarkable. His leadership
