‘Phil Woolas and the Missing Kinnock Generation’
Phil Woolas, who died last month, played a key role in modernising the Labour Party during the Kinnock years.
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‘NATO won’t follow Trump into his chaotic war with Iran’
Donald Trump’s erratic Iran strategy clashes with NATO’s founding principles —which explains why allies refuse to be drawn into his war.
‘Labour must defend NATO’
Labour has a historic role in collective security. It must now address the threat from Putin’s Russia and once again be a friend of NATO.
Diary from conference – day three: Starmer’s speech of his life
Paul Richards' shares his thoughts from the third day of Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Diary from conference – day two: From Angela’s low profile to alphabet soup
Paul Richards' shares his thoughts from the second day of Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Diary from conferece – day one: From Burnham’s wrong turn to Reform protests
Paul Richards' shares his thoughts from the first day of Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Tuesday conference diary: ‘Three cheers for Keir as carnival begins to close in Liverpool’
Conference melts away like snow in the sun, and the people of Liverpool reclaim their city – until next year.
Saturday Conference diary: downing pints and raising points in the sweaty Pullman
The Labour clans assemble in Liverpool for the 2024 Annual Conference, with Keir Starmer, David Evans, Rachel Reeves, Liz Kendall and Thangam Debbonaire meeting delegates.
‘Five things I’ve learned so far on the campaign trail to be Sussex PCC’
The brilliant thing about campaigning for Labour is the people you meet and the things you learn. Experience is truly the best teacher. I’ve always tried to shape my politics by listening to people, looking at evidence and applying enduring…
Never mind the Scots, it’s the English we have to persuade
Scottish independence reared its head at my son’s fifth birthday party last Sunday. It was one of the party goers’ parents, rather than one of the five year-olds. My kids are not that precocious. The parent in question asked why the English…
Garden Cities must be at the centre of the next Labour government’s house building programme
It is easy to be cynical about the idea of Labour building new communities, as proposed by shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds a couple of weeks ago when she told the Town and Country Planning Association Labour would build ‘a new…
Is this man the lobbyist of the year?
A strong contender for Lobbyist of the Year must be a 64 year-old businessman, philanthropist and new grandfather, with a rather smart address close to Victoria Station. This man has diverse interests in everything from global warming to…