Security and system change
“The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour…
Emma Burnell
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…
I hope Andy Burnham has ruined my Christmas
For quite some time, every year I volunteered at Crisis – the homelessness charity that brings people in…
Planning ahead
Britain desperately needs more housing. It also desperately needs the infrastructure that will support that housing. It needs…
Farage is a whiny winner – and that’s not attractive to voters
As expected Nigel Farage has won his by-election in Clacton. In fact, from some perspectives this was a…
Crisis? Which crisis?
Today Andy Burnham will chair a Cobra meeting looking at the impact of the extreme heat on areas…
When nothing works there’s lots to fix
I was on Sky News over the weekend with someone arguing from the Tory point of view talking…
Labour values – what we all have in common
The term ‘Labour values’ is invoked so often when Labour members talk to each other. But we very…
