The official blog of The Social Democratic Party.
David speaks of the state of Britain's education and training system and calls for a radical overhaul of how the UK approaches upskilling the next generation.
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The combination of mass migration and the lack of a robust integration policy has not only disadvantaged British working-class communities, but also children of migrants born in Britain.
Sadia Hameed
Patrick and William discuss the American political scene, the problems of big tech and crony capitalism, the folly of recent foreign military interventions, and the hope that communitarian politics brings for the future.
William Clouston
Those of us who lament the loss of the common life are often accused of wanting a better yesterday. This is untrue. We want a better tomorrow and believe it depends - almost entirely - on what we can still do together.
Rishi Sunak's new budget deals with our short-term crisis, but doesn't have a vision to promote the real prosperity families and the nation desperately need.
Michael Taylor
Thomas and William discuss the failure of neoliberal economics, the crises facing European parties of the left, and why the left should support the democratic nation state.
Starmer's vague and uninspired economic platform is due to his party being broken at a fundamental level.
Matthew Kirtley
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Czechs’ interest in decolonisation would ensue from their own history of oppression, but you would be wrong
Phil Jones
Tim and William discuss political divides in Britain and the US, how poorly the main parties are aligned with their heartlands, and how well social conservatism sits with a purist stance on free trade.
William and Eric discuss the changing demographics of Britain, how society should navigate debates around difference and equality, academic freedom, and the hyper-racialisation of public discourse.
Family life has been under attack for decades, which is why the SDP benchmarks every policy against how well it promotes the family.
Andrew Bence
Kevin and William discuss the careers and legacies of Peter Shore and James Callaghan, two influential figures in the Labour party of the 1970s and 80s.
The type of wholesale attack on another culture launched by the German media would be unacceptable in today’s UK.
Camilla WolffFamily, Community, Nation.