Throughout the day the blogs and Twitter feeds have been inundated with tributes to Michael Foot, the former Labour leader who died today. I found Alistair Campbell’s post particularly poignant. A reminder that despite all the internal battles that Labour has faced, Foot remained committed to the Party’s mission. Foot famously said of Blair in 1995, [...]
About James Green
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In his third year on the executive James became editor of Anticipations.
James is active in the Labour movement. He is the Labour Party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Cheltenham and is Secretary of Hampstead and Kilburn Constituency Labour Party. He currently works for an education charity, developing and implementing a new type of state school model, the first of which will open in September this year. He formerly ran a youth organisation and headed up the Westminster Office of a Labour MP. James blogs at www.jamesgreen.org.uk.
Posts by James Green:
Michael Foot: A reminder of Labour’s idealism
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Politics is about more than promises. But if that’s all you’re offering. My advice is, don’t break them.
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Yesterday’s announcement about Lord Ashcroft confirmed my suspicions in more ways than one. That one of the Tories’ chief donors and strategists is a non dom is hardly surprising. For a decade Tory leader after Tory leader has tied himself in knots trying to protect him. Yet the real indictment of the Tories is not [...]
Politics is power. The rest is commentary.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010There’s nothing like a General Election to focus political minds. As Labour braces itself for the toughest election since 1992, all of us are digging deep, fiercely debating what it means to be Labour today. We know that the next election needs to be about more than our record. It needs to reflect the realities [...]
A very Tory wobble
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010I was pleased but not surprised to read about the new Guardian ICM poll this morning. Seven points behind the Tories before the short campaign isn’t ideal. But it’s a far cry from the 1997 moment that the Tories have been hoping for. The fact that the Tories have yet to seal the deal, loses none [...]
The best fiver you’ll ever spend!
Saturday, February 13th, 2010The topic of Anticipations couldn’t be more current. With many predicting that the next General Election will be the first to be fought online, the Young Fabians’ magazine asks ‘Can the Internet Change Politics?’ And fittingly, given the topic, for the first time the magazine is available to read in full online.
Anticipations is usually only [...]
The Young Fabians need you!
Friday, February 5th, 2010Cartoons have been a part of politics for as long as politicians. Their popularity is about far more than aesthetics. A great cartoon can highlight an issue or satarise the powerful in ways that few articles can.
Watching Blair’s evidence at the Chilcott Inquiry, for example, I was reminded of Gerald Scarfe’s famous cartoon of the former [...]
Anticipations goes to print
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010This year I took over the reigns of our quarterly magazine, Anticipations, from Alex Baker. They were big boots to fill. Alex has transformed Anticipations over the past few years, giving it a professional look that could hold its own on any newsstand.
Putting the magazine together has been an incredible but challenging task. From securing engaging contributions [...]
New Pamphlet from the Candidates Network: Join the Debate
Monday, October 19th, 2009The new pamphlet from the Young Fabians Candidates Network continues to gain momentum around the Labour blogosphere. On Progress online today Emma Reynolds, PPC for Wolverhampton North East, writes about her views on gender equality and makes the case that to live in a more equal society, mothers and fathers should have the choice of [...]
Young Fabians PPC Week: Join the Debate
Friday, October 16th, 2009James Green is Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Cheltenham and the Young Fabians Candidates Network Officer. Check out the new Young Fabians Candidates Network pamphlet here.
Why Labour can win and why the country need a centre-left government
The Sun’s decision to withdraw its support for Labour was designed to cause maximum damage. Timed to coincide with [...]
New Pamphlet from the Candidates Network: Join the Debate
Friday, October 16th, 2009The new pamphlet from the Young Fabians Candidates Network is gaining momentum around the Labour blogosphere. Rachel Reeves from Leeds West has written about it on Labour List today and I have posted an article about it on Open Left.
With more articles to come in the coming weeks, we want to hear your views.