Jack Straw: Ed Miliband should spell out what his 'better Britain' means for people - The Labour party conference presents a chance for Labour's leader to explain his opinions and vision for the country

His second, and wider task, is to allow the real Ed to escape from behind the rather abstract language he sometimes uses. "Pre-distribution" has an important idea behind it, of dealing with the causes of inequality by ensuring that the economy rewards workers as well as shareholders, rather than relying on tax and benefit policies to deal with the consequences of inequality. But if I was ever to stand on my soapbox in Blackburn town centre and start talking about "pre-distribution", my audience would walk away.

Mein Blog befasst sich in einem umfassenden Sinn mit dem Verhältnis von Wissen, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Ein besonderes Augenmerk richte ich dabei auf die Aktivitäten des Medien- und Dienstleistungskonzern Bertelsmann und der Bertelsmann Stiftung.