‘Protest is a precious democratic freedom – we should defend it’
This week the Crime and Policing Bill will reach its last stages in Parliament, and with it a…
Lord Peter Hain
‘Starmer and Reeves must break with Treasury orthodoxy to fund Britain’s security’
Compared with July 2024 when Keir Starmer won power, the world has changed dramatically, and his government must…
‘Tory attacks on Labour green plans are desperate. They are vital for growth’
Comedian Jasper Carrott used to tell a great joke about the “awesome speed” of the lightweight three-wheeler car,…
How the Labour Party can transform its prospects, and those of the country
The Conservative leadership contest has shown the Tories’ traditionally reckless and dishonest approach to the public finances. It…
Liz Truss is giving us a fairy-tale retelling of the UK’s recent economic history
Like Sleeping Beauty newly awoken from her slumbers, Liz Truss is struggling to think straight as she wipes…
Labour must reject any post-coronavirus return to austerity
With Britain having the worst Covid-19 death rate in Europe and one of the highest in the world,…
Peter Hain: Shame on the Labour MPs who rejected the backstop
Every MP who voted for the Brady amendment last night to reject the Irish ‘backstop’ was playing games…
A winning economic programme for the future – Questions to leadership candidates on the economy
Below Peter Hain has written an open letter to Labour’s leadership candidates Dear Colleagues, Comments by some Labour…
Nelson Mandela and the Conservative Party – forgive, but never forget
‘Forgive,’ urged Nelson Mandela after the battle against apartheid triumphed, ‘but never forget’. He might have had in…
A Royal Mail for the Public
“A single purpose company with no shareholders and that is run solely for the benefit of customers”. This…
