New poll shows Labour lost the centre ground

New opinion poll analysis by Demos shows that voters who left Labour at the last election were more likely to have views in common with the mainstream of public opinion than with the voters that stayed with Labour. The poll shows that the balance of opinion within Labour’s 2010 voters is out of kilter with centrist opinion.

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State of Play: Labour

Writing in Total Politics magazine, Richard Darlington argues that Labour must begin a new era at conference with unity.

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Crisis of Social Democracy

In the New Statesman essay, Peter Kellner summarises his Open Left report on the Crisis of Social Democracy. He argues that even before the financial crash, social democracy in Britain was becoming unaffordable. He says that what the left needs urgently is a new business model.

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Open Left event – Memos to Labour’s next leader

Open Left is launching a Memorandum on the mainstream: a collection of policy memos written by six former Labour ministers. Join us for the launch event on Wednesday 15 September.

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Open Left online Q&A – Ask Andy Burnham

This afternoon, Andy Burnham, Labour leadership candidate and former Health Secretary, took part in an online Q&A on the Open Left website. Click here to read the full conversation.

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Open Left event – Ask Ed Balls

Watch video highlights from Ed Balls, Labour leadership candidate and former Schools Secretary, in conversation with Steve Richards, Chief Political Commentator for The Independent on Thursday 26 August.

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When is a climb-down not a climb-down?

Richard Darlington writes for the New Statesman, arguing that the coalition government will need to compromise over its deficit reduction plan

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Don’t cede the ground

Richard Darlington writes for Progress, arguing that the ‘Big Society’ is traditional Labour territory which the party’s next leader must reclaim

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TV can still influence Labour’s leadership vote

Richard Darlington writes for the New Statesman, arguing that TV can still influence Labour’s leadership vote.

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