Rethinking Labour’s statecraft: how could the party govern for change?
The combination of Boris Johnson’s remarkable, entirely self-inflicted political disasters and a revitalised opposition frontbench have brought about…
Jon Wilson
Corbyn and the Common Good
‘We challenge the narrative that only the individual matters, the collective is irrelevant. And instead we say the…
The economic trap Labour needs to lay for the Tories
George Osborne’s idea of a law to ban the government from borrowing in good times would be a…
What is Labour for?
We, Labour, are doomed unless we recognise that a second election defeat in five years, against a party…
No more abstract nouns, we need to start talking about the real world
At rapid pace since Labour’s catastrophic defeat a fortnight ago, my inbox has been pinging with explanations about…
Labour’s emotional illiteracy: the party need to abandon the language of hellfire and damnation
Only Labour. Only Labour can defend the NHS, protect the poor, return the economy to sustained growth. Without…
What were the electorate thinking?
‘Mood and self-delusion’ swayed the electorate, Neil Kinnock told us on Thursday night, reiterating his long-standing belief that…
Governing through a coalition with the British people
Compare Labour’s manifestos in 1997 and 2015, and there’s one important way our politics has changed for the…
There’s far more to socialism than fighting austerity
There will be cuts. Fewer under Labour than the Tories or the LibDems. Prudently perhaps, all four main…
Homes for the people, by the people
After work, housing is the second question Labour needs to address if it forms a government next week,…
