A Labour of love
One of my favourite songs by a band I am willing to bet none of you have ever…
Emma Burnell
The Milburn Review exposes a generational crisis
In my 20s I spent two long periods of time unemployed. These were some of the most miserable…
Politics is complicated and that’s OK
There’s a mean-spirited joke about Burnham that does the rounds in SW1 about a Blairite, Brownite and Corbynite…
‘Making sure it’s worth it’
Defence has often been an uncomfortable policy area for some Labour members. I myself grew up being taken…
What does Labour’s NEC do and how does it work?
Labour’s governing body – the National Executive Committee – is responsible for the running and finances of the…
Movers, shakers and Makerfield
The Makerfield by-election is expected to take place exactly one month from today, on June 18. And if…
King’s Speech may have set out legislative agenda, but did not change Labour’s conversation
The King’s Speech is how the government sets out its agenda for the year to come. It is…
Go West? Will a leadership contest be triggered today?
One of the strongest motivating forces in politics is the sense that ‘something must be done’. The despair…
Starmergeddon
The internal conversation that Labour has been having in mutters and whispers is now bursting forth into a…
‘Now is the spring of our discontent’
Given that Keir Starmer himself has said it was a mistake to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador,…
