Columnist ‘Liz Kendall’s DWP shakeup is bold – but should be even bolder’ This week Demos hosted Liz Kendall in her first major speech as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. Speaking… Ben Glover 6th March, 2024, 8:00 am
Columnist ‘Labour’s public service reform plans lack clarity – and risk derailment as a result’ The crisis in public services is visible to every British citizen. Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, exhausted staff. All… Ben Glover 2nd December, 2023, 9:00 am
Columnist Autumn statement 2023 unpacked: Where key policies leave Labour now Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of new measures in his autumn statement today, in a bid… Andrew Harrop, Eden Kulig, Cat Hobbs, Ben Glover, Aveek Bhattacharya & Mathew Lawrence 22nd November, 2023, 4:39 pm
Columnist ‘Reeves needs a BoE independence-style moment like Brown. Here’s one big idea’ If Labour wins the next election, the challenge it will face is clear. It must deliver a “decade… Ben Glover 4th November, 2023, 8:00 am
Columnist ‘The Tories may well slash inheritance tax yet – but Labour has nothing to fear’ Inheritance tax: the great survivor of Conservative conference. Following months of briefings, speculation and a Telegraph campaign backed… Ben Glover 5th October, 2023, 12:06 pm
Columnist Keir Starmer is right – voters want respect as much as redistribution “Clause IV on steroids” got the headlines, of course. But the most fascinating parts of Keir Starmer’s speech… Ben Glover 20th May, 2023, 1:05 pm
Columnist Labour cannot shy away from the debate on public service reform Within the Labour party there is continued disquiet around the ‘R’ word. It’s a word that evokes painful memories… Ben Glover 27th April, 2023, 7:30 pm
Columnist The most radical part of Starmer’s missions has been overlooked With a narrowing of the opinion polls, cracks are again emerging in the Labour Party. One persistent criticism… Ben Glover 13th April, 2023, 4:31 pm