Old-fashioned and backward-looking

“The point was to devolve power, but Labour’s response is old-fashioned and backward-looking”

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Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

Good growth in every postcode 21st October 2026

Andy Burnham’s pledge to the country is “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. What…

Paul Dimoldenberg

21st October, 2026, 6:00 am

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When Clement Attlee’s Labour government held the 1951 Festival of Britain, it was conceived as a bold and…

Elaine Bedell

21st October, 2026, 6:00 am

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“Good growth in every postcode” is the Prime Minister’s promise. It is a goal we support. But if…

Peter Swallow MP & Sean Woodcock MP

21st October, 2026, 6:00 am