Comment ‘Starmer must learn from Trump: Act fast, prioritise visible change, and keep showing voters you’re on their side’ As Donald Trump swept back into office, he wasted no time asserting his authority with a flurry of… Anna McShane 27th January, 2025, 9:48 am
Comment ‘Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ speech needs to deliver real solutions or face testing voters’ patience’ Politics moves very quickly. Just as the first 100 days came and went, within a blink of an… Anna McShane 3rd December, 2024, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Change is hard – can Labour deliver more than a political slogan?’ Labour’s ‘change’ mantra is hard to miss. It’s the title of the manifesto, it’s boldly emblazoned on the… Anna McShane 25th June, 2024, 7:39 am
Comment ‘Starmer’s speech was a full-on embrace of New Labour, even down to the pledge card’ Anyone who was hoping for a repudiation of New Labour in today’s speech by Keir Starmer will be… Anna McShane 16th May, 2024, 12:04 pm
Comment ‘Faced with a broken Britain, Starmer’s project will fail if it isn’t bold enough’ In the four years since the Conservatives’ election victory – marked with promises of ‘levelling up’ – the… Anna McShane 12th December, 2023, 4:51 pm
Comment Starmer’s biggest task is convincing voters things can only get better In 1997, Tony Blair swept to victory on a wave of optimism, declaring: “A new dawn has broken,… Anna McShane 31st May, 2023, 2:16 pm