Comment If Corbyn won’t stop Brexit then it is time for the rest of Labour to fight for the EU With the perverse and wrong-headed decision to sack three of his shadow ministers, and to accept the resignations… Brian Barder 4th July, 2017, 12:00 pm
Comment Labour won Tory seats with a stirring campaign – but danger lurks in the detail of both parties’ spending plans General election 2017 (seats won compared with 2015): Conservatives: 318 (-13) Labour: 262 (+30) SNP: 35 (-21) Lib… Brian Barder 20th June, 2017, 1:00 pm
Comment Shaky May’s numbers may be enough – but Corbyn should have sounded out minor parties a month ago First, the basic numbers: there are 650 Commons seats. While 326 is an absolute majority, governing parties normally… Brian Barder 9th June, 2017, 2:00 pm
Comment This may be our one chance: Labour MPs have a duty to vote against article 50 Those of us who remain convinced that Britain’s place and future should be in the European Union with… Brian Barder 25th January, 2017, 7:30 pm
Comment Brexit spells ruin for our country – MPs must be free to vote against it The recent 448-75 parliamentary majority in favour of Theresa May triggering article 50 (A50) by end March, just weeks away,… Brian Barder 22nd December, 2016, 4:22 pm
Comment The Trump disaster and lessons for Labour “[A]t the moment I am in anguish, frightened for my country and for our unity. And for… Brian Barder 19th November, 2016, 8:00 am
Comment The EU referendum was purely advisory – Labour MPs must be brave and be prepared to vote against article 50 Writing this in New York just before a US presidential election of global significance, it is easy to… Brian Barder 7th November, 2016, 12:34 pm
Comment Don’t let Boris appease the Tory right – a former diplomat writes to Emily Thornberry Dear Emily, This letter assumes that Britain will have expelled itself from the EU within a few years,… Brian Barder 25th August, 2016, 3:55 pm
Comment Brexit: let the people decide on the terms we are offered Did the EU in/out referendum on 23 June pronounce the last word on whether the UK remains in… Brian Barder 22nd August, 2016, 11:03 am
Comment It is time to talk to the SNP about how we would make a minority Labour government work Labour’s showing in the 2016 elections was terrible, but not bad enough to precipitate a change of leadership and… Brian Barder 28th July, 2016, 1:07 pm