I’m an interventionist, but Labour MPs should think twice about supporting Cameron on airstrikes in Syria
David Cameron is planning to push ahead with a vote on whether Britain should join military airstrikes in…
The Blairites don’t know why they’ve lost control of the Labour party
If there’s a lesson from the Labour leadership contest, it is that most of its MPs have lost…
Kendall and Corbyn are more alike than their supporters would like to admit
Both Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn have more in common than they or their supporters will admit. Both…
What we can learn from Syriza’s big mistake
Imagine the scenario. On one side there is a small, plucky army full of enthusiasm and courage. Facing…
The Prime Minister’s plan to tackle extremism only makes ISIS more potent
Nothing highlights the sorry state of this government’s plan to combat ISIS and Islamic extremism more than David…
Our counter-terrorism policy is a mess and it’s about time Labour said so
Here are three predictions for the next few years: 1) ISIS will continue to consolidate its territory in…
Why the left keeps crashing and burning, and what to do about it
Cast your mind five years back, to the summer of 2010, when 50,000 students descended on London to…
We failed to defeat the Tories because the left has stopped understanding the public
When the exit-poll predictions came out on election night, now just a month ago, they felt like a…
Three big challenges the next leader of the Labour party faces
Over the next few months, the Labour leadership candidates will seek to woo you with a non-stop assault…
He may be gone – but here’s why Miliband’s legacy will continue to define Labour
On the day of Ed Miliband’s resignation, I texted one of his closest aides to ask why he…