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David Chaplin

David ChaplinDavid Chaplin is Chair of the Young Fabians and a policy and Parliamentary advisor in the voluntary sector. He formerly worked in Parliament for Labour MP Gordon Marsden, and beore that at an international development All-Party Group and for a political consultancy. David is a Labour secondary school governor in Haringey, and an active member of Hornsey and Wood Green CLP.

Posted on Apr 20, 2009 at 08:55am

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Labour needs a better answer on the deficit

11:50 am, Mon 21st Jun 2010
Labour needs a better answer on the deficit By David Chaplin The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition is tottering towards the largest scaling back of government spending we’ve seen for decades in its first budget this week. George Osborne has...
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Labour must wake up to the opportunity for a progressive consensus

8:20 am, Mon 10th May 2010
By David Chaplin / @ChaplinDavid Parts of the media have spent this weekend gleefully telling everyone that David Cameron has failed to convince enough people to vote for him and...
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It's good to talk: How Labour is generating an enthusiastic support base for the campaign

6:16 pm, Mon 5th Apr 2010
It's good to talk: How Labour is generating an enthusiastic support base for the campaign By David Chaplin / @ChaplinDavid It’s a difficult time just now for Labour activists. If we’re not actually candidates ourselves, then we’re working hard to support candidates not just in...
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Labour's manifesto should challenge Cameron on his 'change' agenda

10:37 am, Wed 17th Mar 2010
By David Chaplin A political party’s manifesto is a solemn promise to the voting public, it’s a pledge to voters that stands until the next election and often provides amusement...
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New media - so what?

9:42 am, Sat 13th Feb 2010
New media - so what? By David Chaplin Did President Obama win the US election using the internet? Has Sarah Brown saved Gordon’s skin because of her twitter popularity? Is the internet really the future...
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Causes to fight for: Young Fabian day on LabourList

9:07 am, Fri 15th Jan 2010
Causes to fight for: Young Fabian day on LabourList By David Chaplin / @chaplindavid The Young Fabians are taking over LabourList today and tomorrow to mark the launch of our fiftieth year! LabourList is partnering with us at our...
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Labour can avoid meltdown: but Gordon, why stay?

1:24 pm, Fri 5th Jun 2009
Labour can avoid meltdown: but Gordon, why stay? By David Chaplin Gordon Brown will fight for his political life this weekend, attempting to cajole, encourage and persuade Labour MPs to back him as Party Leader, while reshuffling his...
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Schools lotteries - it could be you

9:02 am, Mon 20th Apr 2009
Schools lotteries - it could be you By David Chaplin School admission lotteries are to be reviewed, Ed Balls announced last month amid concerns that they are having a “destabilising” effect on our kids. This move is...
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