Author Archives: Ben Mitchell

The Left, “Englishness” and voting conservative

By Ben Mitchell | Published: June 16, 2012

Speaking up for an English identity should form part of Labour’s new conservative narrative.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home | Tagged , , | 77 Responses

Responding to the riots: We need more than fuzzy buzz words from the government

By Ben Mitchell | Published: April 1, 2012

Ben Mitchell analyses the final report of the Riots, Communities and Victims Panel set up to examine the causes of last summer’s London and UK-wide riots.

Posted in Good Society | Tagged , , , , , , , | 32 Responses

England in Sri Lanka: When sport and politics collide

By Ben Mitchell | Published: March 15, 2012

Following the questioning of England captain Andrew Strauss over the tour to Sri Lanka, Ben Mitchell looks at what happens when sport and politics collide.

Posted in Multilateral Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Responses

Why haven’t we intervened in Syria? Is Iraq to blame? Is Libya?

By Ben Mitchell | Published: February 27, 2012

Ben Mitchell argues that the examples of Iraq and Libya are scaring western governments from intervening in Syria – and maybe that’s a good thing, he says.

Posted in Multilateral Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Responses

We’re all economists now, part two

By Ben Mitchell | Published: February 5, 2012

How we got here from there; Ben Mitchell finishes his economic primer at the present day.

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We’re all economists now, part one

By Ben Mitchell | Published: February 4, 2012

Ben Mitchell presents the first part of his two-part primer in economics. Essential reading for all Left Foot Forwardistas.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged , , , , , | 18 Responses

Must the left give up on the EU?

By Ben Mitchell | Published: December 17, 2011

Ben Mitchell argues that being a left-wing supporter of the European Union is getting harder and harder.

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Anger with police sparked the riots

By Ben Mitchell | Published: December 4, 2011

Ben Mitchell writes about how the role of the police in sparking, and then failing to deal with, the England riots is becoming clearer.

Posted in Good Society | Tagged , , , , | 19 Responses

IDS jumped the gun: Gangs had nothing to do with the riots

By Ben Mitchell | Published: November 10, 2011

Three months on, Ben Mitchell goes through what we now know about the reasons for the riots.

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Occupy London needs to catalyse a new Left

By Ben Mitchell | Published: October 27, 2011

Ben Mitchell argues that the Occupy protests can only succeed in London if they build a broader left and enter electoral politics.

Posted in Left Foot Forward, Movement Politics | Tagged , , , | 22 Responses