‘This May Day, Scotland has a government for working people again’
Scotland has a government in the service of working people once again, argues Kirsty McNeill MP
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‘Here’s what visiting the US taught me about why progressives win or lose’
The Labour Party has one job in 2024: delivering Keir Starmer a majority that is deep, durable, disciplined and democratic. Deep because, to overcome our catastrophic 2019 result, we must bring over voters from every demographic and every…
10 of the best Gordon Brown speeches from his time as PM and beyond
Today’s announcement by Gordon Brown gives us a chance to reflect not just on his extraordinary legacy but the body of thinking he leaves behind. Here’s a personal top 10 from his time as PM and beyond: 1) Never let them tell you politics…
10 social history visits for British politicos
New Lanark (Lanarkshire) The Robert Owen Museum (Montgomeryshire) The People’s Palace (Glasgow) St Giles’ Cathedral (Edinburgh) The People’s History Museum (Manchester) The International Slavery Museum (Liverpool) Cable Street (London) The…
10 films to change how you think about politics (and they’re all true)
1) Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story 2) Please Vote for Me 3) The Lady 4) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 5) Milk 6) Amazing Grace 7) Page One: Inside the New York Times 8) No 9) Game Change 10) The War Room We’ll return in a future blog to…
10 things ever Labour feminist should do this International Women’s Day
1) Join LWN 2) Audit your echo chamber 3) Consult a binder full of women 4) Immerse yourself in women’s rhetoric 5) Meet the powerful pioneers 6) Watch Made in Dagenham 7) Join the movement for girls’ education 8) Lean In 9) Get to grips…
10 things every member of the shadow cabinet should do if we’re serious about getting into power (and staying there)
Get on a doorstep Get under the skin of the British public Get on the shop floor Get inside the head of a business owner Get to grips with Whitehall... ... and the people who work there Get serious about the state Get intimate with the…
10 key moments in Labour’s LGBT history
1) Amy Lame’s hen night... 2) Chris Smith comes out 3) Michael Cashman takes equality to the living room 4) Britain’s “gay mafia” 5) Alan Turing apology 6) Decriminalisation 7) Civil partnerships 8) Gay adoption and fertility rights 9)…
Ten stories that won’t make the political weather this year – but should
1) Mental illness 2) Food banks 3) Rough sleeping 4) Children in care 5) Prostitution 6) Disabled hate crime 7) Sexual violence 8) Polio eradication 9) The ‘end of AIDS’ 10) Child survival January’s newspapers have already been full of…
“It’s the winning that counts” – The Stephanie Cutter Interview
Like all ferociously clever people, Stephanie Cutter knows what she doesn’t know. Over her 24 hours in London she’s charmingly reluctant to be too prescriptive about what Ed Miliband should do, noting that every campaign and context is…
10 progressive highlights of 2013
1) Barack Obama’s inauguration 2) The collapse of the BNP 3) Equal marriage 4) Feminism’s fightback 5) Ed’s cost of living campaign 6) The man who loved Britain 7) #Labourdoorstep organisers 8) Digital democracy 9) Candidates worth fighting…
Top 10 moments in Scottish Labour movement history
1) Keir Hardie enters parliament 2) Mary Barbour’s army wins rent controls 3) Jennie Lee creates the Open University 4) Scots join up to the International Brigades 5) Victory in the UCS work-in 6) John Smith leads the Labour Party 7)…