Deborah Mattinson column: ‘This Christmas we should remember to feel proud of what we have achieved’
Forget the narrative - Labour members have a lot to celebrate and a lot to look forward to as we end 2025.
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Deborah Mattinson Column: ‘Labour must never forget who it’s fighting for’
Labour must retain it's focus on 'hero voters' to ensure its mission has both moral and electoral clarity argues Deborah Mattinson.
Deborah Mattinson Column: Putting ‘local’ at the heart of Labour’s plan for government
All politics is local – and the new pride in place plan offers a chance to put local at the heart of labour’s plan for government.
Deborah Mattinson Column: How to get noticed when voters aren’t listening
In her first regular LabourList column Deborah Mattinson sets out what Labour needs to dso to regain a hearing with the public.
Stories not stats
For a recent Fabian Society pamphlet on multiple needs I was asked to take a look at the public politics of helping the most disadvantaged in society. On the face of it, the public opinion battle is incredibly challenging. When asked: ‘how…
Cameron’s family relaunch at odds with new research showing sharp rise in anxieties about kids’ future prospects
David Cameron, like Tony Blair before him, was initially successful in positioning himself as what voters described as a ‘family man’. Despite his privileged education and background, this was a point of connection with middle England. Like…