Comment Labour was the party of the union. Now Corbyn needs to admit Labour’s future is federal The history of the Labour Party is the history of the union. It was created in its current… Jonathan Rutherford 5th February, 2016, 9:40 am
Comment What does Labour stand for when it is no longer the party of the working class? Despite the claims to radicalism of Labour’s new leadership it is avoiding the one big question confronting it… Jonathan Rutherford 16th December, 2015, 7:28 am
Comment The Eighteenth Brumaire of Jeremy Corbyn It has been an extraordinary time for the Labour Party. After a second shattering electoral defeat Labour’s world… Jonathan Rutherford 6th November, 2015, 9:41 am
Comment Labour is pursuing a 25% strategy. Only the soft left can build a winning coalition It is little more than a month since Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader. The summer of hope is… Jonathan Rutherford 15th October, 2015, 8:40 am
Archives After the crash: Re-inventing the left in Britain By Jonathan Rutherford Since 1945, Labour has been the principle electoral vehicle for Britain’s progressive aspirations, but it… Jonathan Rutherford 10th March, 2010, 9:35 am
Archives Everything to play for – introducing a day of Soundings thinking on LabourList By Jonathan Rutherford We are living in an extraordinary crisis of liberal market capitalism. This historical moment belongs… Jonathan Rutherford 4th March, 2010, 9:24 am
Archives Osbornomics: A public meeting By Jonathan Rutherford In a speech three years ago this March, David Cameron claimed Margaret Thatcher’s economic revolution… Jonathan Rutherford 26th February, 2010, 9:21 am