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Jonathan is an economist with high level policy and political experience
Jonathan is a former ministerial advisor and senior consultant at Europe Economics. An economist with high-level policy and political experience, he remains an associate at Europe Economics, Demos and ESL UK. He also writes for Labour Uncut. Currently he is undertaking a pioneering research project for UK Music on the economic contribution of the music industry to the British economy. Since becoming a freelance consultant he has completed projects for Action for Children, Centre for London, Demos and UK Music. He’s especially interested in the economics of the creative industries and the economic and political futures of UK cities. Jonathan holds degrees from three leading universities in Economics and Politics, including an M Phil in Political Thought and Intellectual History. More
Israel is like all nations and different from all nations
I had this on Labour Uncut yesterday.
1 December marks 40 years since the death of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s George Washington. Yitzhak Rabin, its’ would-be Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated 18 years ago last Monday. Following the Six-Day … Read the rest
The rising political temperature of apprenticeships
I had this on the Demos blog yesterday to mark the launch of my new project for Demos on the future of apprenticeships.
The politics of apprenticeships are getting hotter. They’ve long enjoyed support across all parties and across much … Read the rest
Survival skills
I have this in the November edition of Progress magazine.
As leader of the Labour party, Tony Blair was keener than his predecessors to align his party with the idea of aspiration. This was both a conviction that background … Read the rest
How long before the Tories overtake Labour in the polls?
I had this on Labour Uncut at the end of last month.
Conservative Home recently highlighted an analysis by YouGov that shows a shortening of Labour’s lead over the Conservatives.
In parallel, the economy has continued its improvement. It grew … Read the rest
If Labour adopts the proposals of the Fabian spending commission, it will pay the price at the next election
I had this on Labour Uncut last month.
David Cameron – as, for some reason, he is always quick to do – taunted Labour thus in PMQs last week: “More spending, more borrowing, more debt. It is the same old … Read the rest
.@KevinPMeagher Not sure there is actually as much relativism as he contends - but it's a great book title
RT @JohnRentoul: Lest We Forget, Major News Event Confirms My Views About Everything, by @mehdirhasan http://t.co/uCYYhcLRoR
.@AndyVilage Can't play if you don't have a plane ticket, old boy.
.@KevinPMeagher He wrote a book called "the closing of the American mind"
.@AndyVilage I don't think he did. Headmaster Cameron didn't want anyone steeling his limelight.
.@AndyVilage Everything is a school trip these days, isn't it? Headmaster Cameron had the prefects over to China this week.
.@KevinPMeagher Allan Bloom comes to mind
.@AndyVilage Impossible to argue with that. It's a fact.
According to @BBCr4today, #FIFA official annoyed that #Mandela called at 5am. It'd be a privilege to others. This is what we're dealing with
.@dmac_cufc And a player in his squad trying to embarrass him by leaking it @AndyVilage
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