What happened to the Arab Spring?
I wrote this blog before the terrible news of further violence in Egypt – a deeply concerning development that adds to the many anxieties about progress in the...
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The challenge for the centre-left
First published in the New Statesman Labour needs comradely and serious debate. So it should be with the former deputy leader Roy Hattersley’s...
Read this entry » Anne Frank
Last week I spoke at the annual fundraising lunch of the Anne Frank Trust – a remarkable organisation that fights against prejudice and...
Read this entry » Decision Time: Europe
I have recorded tomorrow night’s Decision Time for Radio 4 – this time about Europe and Britain’s place in it. You can judge for yourself...
Read this entry » Afghanistan after Bonn
Update: I have just done an interview on Radio 4’s World at One – you can listen in the player here: Former Foreign Secretary, David Miliband...
Read this entry » Wiener Library: Memory and History
It was a real privilege to speak at the opening of the new, remarkable Wiener Library. First started by Dr Alfred Wiener in 1933, it is a unique...
Read this entry » Autumn Statement: Rhetoric vs Reality
I will be going through the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement very carefully. The rhetoric is strong, but four downgraded growth forecasts in 18...
Read this entry » Prospects for Palestine
In the Middle East at the weekend I chaired a panel discussion amongst diplomats, politicians and scholars about ‘Prospects for Palestine’. ...
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Philip Gould
I am really gutted that we have lost Philip Gould to cancer at such a young age. He was a great personal friend and support, across a generational divide, first...
Read this entry »David Cameron’s No-Growth Strategy
The Prime Minister’s article in the FT today was risibly, depressingly thin. I spent Friday in the West Midlands and spoke at a business dinner – the idea...
Read this entry »Cheerful Middle East?
The pictures on the TV of Israelis and Palestinians (all factions) celebrating the prisoner exchange yesterday were remarkable. The joy for the Shalit family...
Read this entry »Lifemakers are Inspirational
Update: You can read David’s article in the FT on the future of Egypt’s democracy here. On Saturday I met, addressed, discussed with and learnt from...
Read this entry »And on to Liverpool
Looking forward to getting on the train to Liverpool tomorrow for the party conference. It is an important opportunity to talk to the public as well as each other. ...
Read this entry »Crisis Management on the Global Stage
I spent the week in California, on the campus of Stanford University (in the Business School to be precise), teaching a one week special course entitled “Crisis...
Read this entry »Deadlock in the Middle East, Drama in New York
This blog first appeared in the Huffington Post UK. I said on Question Time that the failure to establish a Palestinian state living alongside a secure Israel was...
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