Labour cannot afford to be outflanked on universal basic income
The Financial Times published a letter last week, signed by 110 MPs and peers, calling for a ‘recovery…
Neal Lawson
Labour is at war with itself. What’s needed? The soft left
The ground beneath us keeps moving so fast, we can’t keep up. It won’t stop. This fluidity is…
Despite its moral and policy challenges to Labour, the idea of basic income grows
The parliamentary backwards-and-forwards over Brexit conceals two realities: what caused Brexit and what is happening now in our…
Neal Lawson: Why I’m calling for a Brexit citizens’ assembly
Labour is deeply divided over Brexit. The spilt is both ideological and electoral. There seems little point pretending…
Neal Lawson: The project to build a green and socialist government to last forever begins again this weekend
As the weeks and months tick by, anyone who thought the next election would be won quickly and…
Neal Lawson: Progressive alliance could help Labour take 30 Tory seats
The choice is now crystal clear and dangerously imminent: Labour nationally, but especially locally, either works for a…
Neal Lawson: The Commons vote on article 50 is a moment for kinder and gentler politics – not the crack of the whip
Labour is in turmoil over Brexit just as the Stoke Central and Copeland by-elections hove into view. As…
Neal Lawson: Labour’s polling woes show why we need to do a deal with rival parties
It doesn’t matter how much you wish it away, or ignore it, that damned Progressive Alliance idea keeps…
Neal Lawson: Progressive Alliance led by Labour the only hope for the country’s future
I woke today with two emotions. Joy that the Tories, UKIP and the candidate they supported had lost…
Neal Lawson: The pace of change demands Labour reinvents itself for the 21st century
The look and feel of an organisation reflects its view of the world and how it wants to…
