‘Tory and Labour voters alike need clearer reasons to back Labour’
Jon Cruddas argued that the new authoritarian tendency in the leadership threatens the Liberal tradition within Labour. The authoritarianism…
Trevor Fisher
Westminster needs reform – and voters must have a say in the process
Over the bank holiday, an announcer on my local radio station asked in real concern: “Has parliament always…
Is Blue Labour the future of the party under Keir Starmer?
Keir Starmer is starting to define his political strategy, and his commitment to no alliances with the SNP…
The Ostrich tendency in the Labour leadership
Labour did not have a good set of May 6th elections, though there were positive results, especially in…
Labour needs to look at long-term trends – not simply focus on the ‘Red Wall’
The first anniversary of Labour’s 2019 defeat sparked sharp comment from Labour politicians in northern England. The thrust…
The smart move for Gavin Williamson? Copy Wales and cancel exams in 2021
Gavin Williamson’s statement on the 2021 school exams and the pandemic last week refused to follow the sensible…
Labour is a soft-left party – the 2020 leadership elections prove it
The results of the 2020 leadership elections confirm that Labour is a soft-left party. In recent years, this…
Blair’s legacy is toxic. That’s why we need a soft left revival
The recent revelations about complicity in human rights abuses confirms that the Blair legacy is toxic. Turning a…
This week has shown Theresa May’s nasty party is ruthless but vulnerable
This week saw the Conservative Party revert to type as the ‘nasty party’. Forcing Naz Shah MP to vote…
Lessons from the racist Tory campaign of 1964 in Smethwick
Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech is notorious, but four years earlier the West Midlands had seen the…
