On the 7th September between 2pm and midnight, come and join us at Cargo, London for a free festival of political and cultural debate, film and live music. ThIs is part of a one-off series of exceptional and unique all day long mini-festivals in London, Northampton and Bristol, organised with European Alternatives to mark the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

As Christine Shawcroft reported in Labour Briefing Gordon Brown assured the NEC in June 'that recent setbacks are due to terrible global economic conditions not of the Government's making'. Of course there is truth in this, when citizens standard of living deteriorates they blame the government.

In response to Sunder Katwala's article here, it remains to be seen how David Milliband develops his ideas into a governing strategy, but at least someone with imagination and intellectual engagement would be infinitely preferable to a simple 'sway with the wind' time-server like Jack Straw.

Rising energy and fuel prices are affecting everyone but it's the poorest and those on fixed incomes who are paying the heaviest price. The warm summer weather will not mask the anxiety and anger at dramatically rising bills for the essentials of life - light and heat. We believe that the moment is right for the government to levy a sensible one off windfall tax to guarantee social and environmental justice both now and in the future. This is why.

Compass Youth aims to build and facilitate a dynamic and vibrant network that campaigns for greater equality and democracy and nurtures progressive values across society. Compass Youth will look to work with as many parts of the Labour Movement as possible, to reach out to as many partners outside the traditional Social-Democratic family.