Policy Network - Opinion

Individualism • Inequality • Reciprocity

How to make an inclusive welfare state work

Peter Taylor-Gooby - 05 June 2013

As society becomes increasingly individualistic, is it time for progressives develop an individualistic narrative of the Left?
EU • Imbalances • Social Europe

Why the EU must be tough on social imbalances

Frank Vandenbroucke - 03 May 2013

Excessive social imbalances in the EU are a matter of common concern and imply reciprocity in reform.
Welfare • Investment • Optimism

Rejecting welfare state pessimism

Andrew Harrop - 11 February 2013

The squeeze on social welfare is a consequence of the government decisions not inevitable decline. The Left’s response should be one of pragmatic optimism not despair.
Welfare • Public Opinion • Contribution

Decision time for the Left on welfare

David Goodhart & Duncan O’Leary - 06 February 2013

The British public hold high notions of welfare benefits in return for contributions. This gives the Left answers and headaches in equal measure.
Feature Essay: Pre-distribution

The promise of pre-distribution

Martin O’Neill and Thad Williamson - 28 September 2012

Pre-distribution cannot be innocuous or uncontroversial.
State • Market • Society

A post-Keynesian political economy for the left

Adrian Pabst - 18 June 2012

The current financial crisis illustrates the many excesses and unintended consequences of socio-economic liberalism.
Primary fever sweeps France

Matt Browne - 10 October 2011

Arnaud Montebourg has been propelled into the position of potential king or queen maker as Le Parti Socialiste captures the public imagination.
The open society and its believers

Paul Scheffer - 24 June 2011

What do the difficulties surrounding integration tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of society as a whole?
The Precariat – The new dangerous class

Guy Standing - 24 May 2011

Every progressive political movement has been built on the anger, needs and aspirations of the emerging major class. Today that class is the precariat.
Liberal social democracy, fairness and good capitalism

Will Hutton - 09 May 2011

The left must address its relationship with capitalism head-on; a radical conception of fairness offers a route map for reinvention and revival.

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The Policy Network Observatory promotes critical debate and reflection on progressive politics. It is centre-left orientated but determinately challenges social democracy. It is resolutely pro-European but questions EU institutions and practices.