‘Making sure it’s worth it’
Defence has often been an uncomfortable policy area for some Labour members. I myself grew up being taken…
Emma Burnell
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,…
‘Old New Labour habits die hard’
The New Labour government of 1997–2010 was very different from anything anyone had known before. They changed the…
What Labour members need to hear from our leader today
The immediate audience for the Prime Minister’s statement today will be parliamentarians who will be listening intently to…
‘It’s about winning elections for our cause’: In conversation with Neil Kinnock
Neil Kinnock has been at the forefront and behind the scenes of Labour politics for decades. If you…
