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Values matter: what we and those around us hold dear is one of the biggest predictors of political behaviour, especially as identities become more complex and more self-authored. That is why Labour’s new general secretary David Evans has…
Yes it's early. But the debate will be upon us very soon. Let's be absolutely clear: the platform for change put before Britain over the last few years has been rejected. This basic truth has to be acknowledged very rapidly. Despite an…
Elections are about competence. And this one is no different. People want to know the ability of leaders and their parties to take reasonable and balanced decisions. In normal circumstances, this is to the benefit of the incumbent given…
David Cameron addresses the press outside of 10 Downing Street. His government is hanging by a thread after yesterday's election failed to grant him a viable coalition to remain in power. Even with the support of the Liberal Democrats and…
Scottish independence is now more likely than it was a year ago. This seems amazing given that in the intervening year we have had the Scottish referendum. But that's where the politics of negativity and division - on both sides - have left…
A single graph in a turgid economic document has provided an opening that could enable Labour to change the terms of the political debate. The Office for Budgetary Responsibility’s ‘graph of doom’ shows that George Osborne’s plans for…
Democracy and social justice are inseparable. Any socialist knows that. It's why we saw the expansion of the pillars of social justice - free education, health, social security - following the expansion of universal suffrage. It's why…
In the last week there has been much discussion about co-operating with Assad in order to confront ISIS. The problem that the US and its potential allies such as ourselves face is that an operation in Iraq alone against ISIS would fail to…
Labour has not generated many headlines this week. There haven’t been game-changers. David Cameron wasn’t trounced in Prime Minister’s Questions. The polls haven’t shifted. The meeting with a post-stardust Obama passed by without…
As is entirely predictable, the post local elections analysis has focused on ‘what on earth is Labour to do about blue collar voters’? There is a terror that the movement of Labour’s ‘traditional support’ to the no voting party or right…
So many activists, staffers and candidates have worked so hard. There were some remarkable victories on Thursday. So many people deserve enormous credit. Yet, despite this, without something fundamentally changing, Labour is heading for…
The debate about nationhood will finish on September 18th. When Scotland rejects independence, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and get back to fighting the Tories. The Scottish question will be settled and Labour can recline and…
