Tag archive for ‘Jon Cruddas’
Who should be the next Labour Leader – The Result of our Online Poll
We recently asked you who you think should become the next leader of the British Labour Party and here are the top 5 of our online poll. The results are of course not representative and only reflect the mood amongst our readers:
1. David Miliband (31,86%)
2. Jon Cruddas (27,43%)
3. Ed Miliband (14,16%)
4. Harriet Harman (8,85%)
5. Alan [...]
The Good Society Conference – Opening Session
On 21st and 22nd January 2010 more than 50 participants from almost 20 countries participated in the Good Society Conference organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation London and Compass. The conference was based on the issues discussed during the Good Society Debate.
We’ll post a series of conference videos. Watch the opening session below.
And the debate [...]
Can The State Still Be Saved?
After eleven years in government, the German Social Democratic Party are now having to cope with their greatest electoral defeat in the post-war period. On the day of the election there was a feeling almost of unbelief about what was happening, not just among party members but also among many supporters. How was it possible [...]
Where now for European Social Democracy? Introducing the Good Society Debate
European social democracy needs a fresh start. In the wake of the most severe economic crisis in decades it became clear that social democrats have not paid enough attention to the development of a real political alternative to the dominant free market orthodoxy. When the demand for an alternative politics was there social democrats had [...]
On the State of the British Labour Party
I have just stumbled across this speech by Jon Cruddas held at this year’s Compass conference. I couldn’t go at the time because I was on holiday. It’s well worth watching!
Part 1
Part 2
