Comment Labour must turn ‘make Brexit work’ into an ambitious and compelling story The Brexit vote opened up the Tory Party to millions of working-class voters. They wanted a new model… Jonathan Rutherford 26th September, 2022, 9:27 am
Comment After a decade of defeats, the Labour Party has found its path to success Boris Johnson has gone and the ghost of Margaret Thatcher has returned. He is leaving behind a government… Jonathan Rutherford 26th July, 2022, 4:50 pm
Comment Starmer has a choice: restore the politics of New Labour, or forge his own path Peter Mandelson is right to call for Labour to develop a plan to lay the foundations for a… Jonathan Rutherford 9th June, 2022, 5:00 pm
Comment Labour Together: Our proposals for a Labour alternative to ‘levelling up’ If Labour has a mountain to climb to win the next election, then the local elections last week… Jonathan Rutherford 13th May, 2022, 4:00 pm
Comment Labour needs a politics of earning and belonging “This is the dawn of a new era,” declared Boris Johnson an hour before Brexit. He has exploited… Jonathan Rutherford 10th February, 2020, 11:12 am
Comment Why Blue Labour is still relevant under Corbyn Sabrina Huck argued in a LabourList piece last week that the Corbyn movement is failing to develop a… Jonathan Rutherford 2nd April, 2019, 5:10 pm
Comment Labour must recover its traditions, not back another referendum The argument for a second referendum offers a tantalising promise of redemption from political chaos. But those in… Jonathan Rutherford 19th December, 2018, 8:49 am
Comment The long read: Labour leavers and remainers must make common cause against raw capitalism of the hard-right The Conservative government clings to office. It has no strategic view of the country’s future. It appears incapable… Jonathan Rutherford 3rd December, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment The long read: Labour can respond to Brexit by leading a popular politics that completes the shift away from Thatcherism Labour has passed from volatile crisis into New Year inertia. The party found itself left on the sideline… Jonathan Rutherford 12th February, 2017, 7:00 am
Comment The long read: We need a political centre ground within Labour before we can build a Labour coalition in the country English socialism Labour is sinking in the polls. There is still some way to go before we hit… Jonathan Rutherford 30th October, 2016, 8:00 am