I participated in a European foundation workshop last week, which examined the impact of a Trump presidency on Europe. While European leader...

 I am sadly old enough to remember when budget purdah was a thing. Clearly, no more, with relatively few surprises in today's budget , w...

 If you are interested in economic policy, I recommend reading Torsten Bell’s new book , Great Britain? How We Get Our Future Back . In it, ...

I was in Edinburgh today, speaking at the launch of the New Local Democracy for Scotland Declaration. Building a Local Scotland is a group o...

 The new Labour Secretary of State for Defence has announced a defence review . This is not just a routine action for new governments, but a...

 Pensions reform usually gets little political attention, so it's good to see the new UK government prioritising it. The Pension Schemes...

  It’s manifesto time. As someone who has drafted and haggled over a few in my time, I enjoy this part of an election campaign while recogni...