Happy to finally hold a hardcopy of the latest issue of Renewal. In this issue there are ideas galore to renew social democracy in Britain and elsewhere.
In it Craig Berry, Karl Pike and I call for a principled pragmatism renewal.org.uk/editorial-the-… 1/5

I'll be in 'the big easy' later this month, taking part in this. I think it will be very interesting. If anyone I know is anywhere nearby - come along!

Tony Payne on the politics of embedding a new economic consensus for Renewal - an optimistic response to Rachel Reeves's Mais lecture

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Rachel Reeves has set out her ambition to shape and embed a new economic consensus. Tony Payne considers the prerequisites for success.
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For Renewal, David K and I wrote on the difficulties facing the the soft left, what stands between us and a Labour Together of the soft left, and where we think people possessed of these politics should direct their energies:

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Now up on Renewal from Lewes Labour Party Manifesto for Age of Environnmental Breakdown event Emma Montlake, Raphie Kaplinsky Victor Anderson thoughts on 'Pragmatic Envirionmentalism' read it here : renewal.org.uk/pragmatic-envi…
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NEW on the blog: Emma Montlake, Raphael Kaplinsky & Victor Anderson talk green politics and 'pragmatic radicalism'.
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Anna Coote consider what role an agenda for Universal Basic Services could play in a new social democracy:
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Always good to see Renewal on sale at Housmans Bookshop

‘The soft left has no meaningful future in Starmer’s Labour Party’, said Owen Jones after Keir's September reshuffle. But what exactly is the soft left? 🧵
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New issue of Renewal about to hit doormats! Plenty of the content is already free to read online...🧵

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‘The message from 1945 (and 1997) is that a sustainable attack on social injustice depends on ending the pro-rich, anti-poor politics of recent decades.’ - Stewart Lansley on wealth, inequality, and “luxury capitalism” renewal.org.uk/wealth-inequal…

Non-subscribers can buy the whole issue - including this piece and articles by Gerry Hassan 🇺🇦 on Labour & Britishness, Carlo d’Ippoliti on Eurozone reform, and anna coote on the case for Universal Basic Services - here:

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'The problem is not, then, that citizens have become more emotional or susceptible to bullshit than they were in the 1950s, but that they are less sure who to trust.' - Emily Robinson and Jonathan Moss explore the politics of feeling in Brexit Britain.
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I reviewed Jon Cruddas' 'Century of Labour' for the latest Renewal. On Cruddas' personal political journey, the utility of understanding Labour politics through 'traditions' - and a defence of boring, conventional social democracy. Read for free:
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