Labour MPs must not curb my right to vote for Eagle or Smith – members deserve to choose between two challengers
I am a member of the Labour party and a supporter of virtually any member of the…
Brian Barder
Dear Jeremy… please speak up again and again for Britain’s place in Europe, a former British ambassador writes
Dear Mr Corbyn – or may I, a non-Corbynista, call you Jeremy? I am one of the many…
Labour is unelectable. Now we must build a different and more constructive future for the party
Ninety-nine per cent of the current debate on Labour’s future ignores the elephant in the room: the virtual…
Choosing Labour’s leader: a simple guide
In case you have a vote for the Labour party leadership election and haven’t yet voted, here, in…
Bombing Syria: parliament, a myth, and four conditions before we go to war again
Just one of those things which everyone knows but which ain’t so: that in 2013 the House of…
Don’t let the Greek fiasco weaken Labour’s commitment to Europe
The Greek settlement, or perhaps better the eurozone’s Diktat, is outrageous. It reflects such an intrusive, dictatorial, dirigiste,…
Dear Ed: an open letter of congratulations to Ed Miliband
Dear Ed, You have earned our congratulations on many grounds. Congratulations on having led Labour so much more…
Cameron is trying to scare us all with the spectre of Labour doing a deal with the SNP
The prime minister is trying to scare us all with the spectre of Ed Miliband doing a deal…
Why Labour should be talking now to the SNP, LibDems, etc., in spite of everything
Labour could come second to the Conservatives at the elections in May in another hung parliament and still…
Europe and the economy: the electoral line for Labour
The political and economic scenes in Britain are warming up nicely as the May election approaches. Both the…
