St George’s Day: ‘Labour should take on the challenge of appealing to England’
In a recent and quite bizarre argument, Russian-born ‘comic’ Kisin Konstantin declared that English-born Rishi Sunak wasn’t English…
John Denham
‘Labour’s local council and election shakeup raises five big questions’
As six areas are fast-tracked to establish new Strategic Authorities this is a good week to reflect on…
‘The English devolution white paper must be step one in reversing centralisation’
Today’s White Paper is a big step towards the Take Back Control Bill (now next year’s English Devolution…
‘Today’s Council of Nations and Regions summit sends an important message – but does it risk pleasing no-one?’
Today Keir Starmer will chair the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions (CNR). It’s an…
‘The locals underlined the weaknesses of the mayoral model. But Labour can fix it’
Eight weeks ago, I warned of “huge embarrassment” if the party did not sweep the mayoral board. Richard Parker’s…
‘The mayoral model holds political risks. Labour must empower local councils’
When Keir Starmer joined Sadiq Khan to launch the London mayoral election campaign, Labour seemed curiously downbeat about…
‘If Labour can’t spend more, here’s how we spend better to fix council budgets’
On Monday, Angela Rayner described the government’s announcement of £600m of new emergency local authority funding as a…
‘Labour must reject assumptions about Englishness and promote its inclusivity’
An enduring myth about national identity in England – not least on the left – is that Britishness…
‘To tackle hate and division, Labour must reflect on what multiculturalism means’
The former Home Secretary’s divisive rhetoric will rightly get much of the blame for drawing far right activists…
‘Taking SNP seats alone won’t fix unease over the union – in Scotland or England’
Labour’s stunning victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election opens the door to many more Scottish Labour…
