From Clapham Common to City Hall, elected women make a difference
I have walked across Clapham Common frequently. When I moved to London more than 20 years ago, it…
Polly Billington
Labour is talking devolution. Let’s get that conversation right for England
With everything that’s going on right now, it might seem perverse to spend time talking about English identity…
Polly Billington: One more heave? Taking the 64 seats to put Labour back in power
Let me join the queue for a huge wodge of humble pie. I didn’t think this was possible:…
Polly Billington: The shame of those who doubt the truth of Diane Abbott’s illness
Diane Abbott is, as Stephen Bush recently wrote, an astronaut. She has gone where no-one like her had gone…
Why Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are wrong on English devolution
Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are both wrong. Our English Challenge won’t be met by dreaming up more…
Ignoring Ukip isn’t just an electoral mistake: it is a moral one too
So the conversation goes: Labour supporter/friend/strategist: What’s the majority you need to overturn? Me: 92 Labour supporter: Oh…
The Sticks and the City
My brother, once he’d got himself set up with a room in a shared house near a tube…
