Chris Marsden responds to the recent Guardian interview with the Chancellor, Alastair Darling, which, he writes, “reads like a cry of despair by someone who does not want to carry the can for Labour’s failure, but apart from this sees no way out.”

For all its faults, New Labour’s introduction of a minimum wage benefited millions of people. Now, argues Matt Genner, more radical measures are called for if the party is to serve the workers of the nation and not the bosses- starting with a new national living wage.

Despite the Brown government’s £2.7 billion tax cut package, designed to placate voters’ anger over its decision to abolish the 10 pence tax band, the Tories recent triumph has led to the death of New Labour and new life for Cameron’s crew argues Julie Hyland.

Nicholas Jones argues that the only way Brown can deal with an avalanche of negative publicity is to adopt a far more open and transparent communications strategy.