Comment Blair will have to overcome the legacy of Iraq if he is to be heard on Brexit One year on from his lengthy report, Sir John Chilcot said he does not believe that Tony Blair… Cat Overton 17th July, 2017, 11:00 am
Comment The single market: pressure builds on the Labour leadership to favour the soft option Pressure is building on Jeremy Corbyn and the rest of the Labour leadership to clarify their position on… Cat Overton 27th June, 2017, 11:00 am
Comment Labour lost for the third time but energetic Corbyn inspired a new generation of voters When on, April 18, Theresa May unexpectedly called a snap general election, most seasoned Labour activists and even, frankly,… Cat Overton 10th June, 2017, 1:00 pm
Comment Last night was a watershed moment for Lewis – but will Labour now use Brexit to re-emerge as a robust opposition? Last night three quarters of Labour MPs followed Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour leadership through the division lobby… Cat Overton 9th February, 2017, 11:19 am
Comment Labour urgently needs a policy on freedom of movement – or we risk losing more of our heartland votes to UKIP The EU referendum was a vote on immigration: this, at least, is the clear presumption of post-Brexit politics. Rather… Cat Overton 6th October, 2016, 4:00 pm
Comment The corrosive honours system needs reform and Labour should be leading that campaign As his parting gift to the nation following that disastrous Brexit vote (as if that wasn’t enough), David… Cat Overton 18th August, 2016, 11:20 am
Comment Left-wing populism will not deliver a Labour government without electoral reform – and PR is not coming anytime soon You might be forgiven for thinking that, as per the radical tome on the English civil war by Marxist… Cat Overton 21st July, 2016, 2:00 pm
Comment Labour could campaign against Brexit – but it must also come up with a plan to tackle the scourge of austerity In our current shrill political climate, simply stating that the EU referendum should never have been held in the… Cat Overton 4th July, 2016, 12:53 pm