From Municipal Socialism to Manchesterism
Last month I had the honour of interviewing Lord David Blunkett. We – of course – discussed his time…
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‘It’s the green economy, stupid’
Labour Should ditch ‘net zero’. Not our legally binding targets or the goal of a low carbon economy.…
Ben Cooper column: ‘A National Care Service for everyone’
In the final days of the last Labour government, Andy Burnham presented plans for a new National Care…
‘Environmental policy must build Britain’s industrial future, not repeat its past’
Stand next to a glass furnace for a few minutes, feel the heat, listen to the noise and…
NEC Statement from Caspar Chatham: ‘It’s time to make young members matter on the NEC’
LabourList have run op-eds from the four slates running candidates for Labour’s National Executive Committee. We will continue…
‘Beyond the north–south divide: Cornwall’s devolution test’
Andy Burnham is a strong proponent of devolution. But, while much coverage has focused on the north of…
‘The children we don’t see’
When I said the meeting would last fifteen minutes, I was wrong. Politicians came for fifteen minutes. They…
‘The Labour mission: hope, homes and opportunity for all’
Labour members know this better than anyone: Britain cannot go through another decade like the one we have…
‘The UK’s conversion therapy ban is long overdue – now Parliament must deliver’
No one should ever be made to believe that who they are is something to be “cured”. Yet…
‘Labour’s draft Conversion Practices Bill is unnecessary, illiberal and politically motivated’
All reasonable people oppose the barbaric conversion practices once inflicted on gay men and lesbians. Electric shocks, aversion…
