‘Hope again’ has the power to be more than a slogan
The signs have come down but there is still hope again in the hearts of Labour members. Conference…
Emma Burnell
‘We are all hero voters now’
Well, that was a speech and a half. Andy is an exceptionally good orator – perhaps the best…
‘Activists are not as weird as we worry they are’
Watching the coverage of the Lib Dem conference has been quite interesting and instructive. You might expect me…
Tory targets and what Labour can learn from them
As reported by the brilliant Daniel Green, the Tories are currently selecting 61 candidates early for seats currently…
New beginnings, old problems, different solutions
I have been the editor of LabourList for just over a year. I still sometimes meet old friends…
The state of our unions
As TUC Congress opens the union movement is in a more robust state than it has been in…
Security and system change
“The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour…
Dealing with disagreement
Mother of the House and veteran firebrand Diane Abbott has caused controversy once again by saying the threat…
The King of the Despatch Box
The cheers that greeted the PM two days in a row were deafening. As Andy Burnham made his…
To govern is to choose
There is one question that is guaranteed to be asked whenever anyone writes anything for publication. It usually…
