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Was British Leyland really an industrial policy disaster?
‘Industrial policy’ is back in vogue. Organisations like the CBI, who only a few years ago would have dismissed it as anachronistic socialism, are now all in favour. However, the industrial policies of...
View ArticleLabour should look again at Tony Benn’s arguments for democracy
“If one meets a powerful person ask them five questions: ‘What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid...
View ArticleUKIP launch controversial campaign amid funding furore
Parliament is on holiday, so the media’s keen to seize on any hint of a story. This emerged yesterday: UKIP has unveiled posters for the European Parliamentary elections. Nigel Farage kicks off the...
View ArticleCameron needs the centre-left to win an EU referendum
Thanks to last week’s Conservative victory, Britain will have an EU referendum in 2017 or even 2016. The Conservative leadership will probably campaign to stay in on the basis of David Cameron’s...
View ArticleThe City’s warnings may help the left’s exit cause
Sunday saw another City announcement on Brexit’s danger for the financial services industry, the starkest warning so far. The Sunday Times reported that London’s biggest fund managers, which control...
View ArticleCorbyn’s ambiguous EU stance could be his strength
Ever since David Cameron promised an EU referendum in 2013 there has been pressure on Labour to do the same. At times Ed Balls seemed supportive but former leader Ed Miliband always rejected Cameron’s...
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