‘Dear Labour’
“Dear Labour”, Every major football tournament begins the same way: with hope. Hope that this time might be…
Analysis
Peter Mandelson causes more embarrassment
After costing more than £1 million to assemble and weeks of anticipation, the 1,000 pages of files relating…
A Labour of love
One of my favourite songs by a band I am willing to bet none of you have ever…
The best laid succession plans…
There is not currently a vacancy for Labour leader – but it would be foolish to pretend there…
The Milburn Review exposes a generational crisis
In my 20s I spent two long periods of time unemployed. These were some of the most miserable…
Who benefits from Blair’s essay?
He’s at it again. Tony Blair has decided to intervene. At a moment when Labour is struggling politically,…
Politics is complicated and that’s OK
There’s a mean-spirited joke about Burnham that does the rounds in SW1 about a Blairite, Brownite and Corbynite…
ShakerMakerfield
If you’re asking ‘What’s the story?’, then let me inform you that LabourList spent this morning in the…
‘Making sure it’s worth it’
Defence has often been an uncomfortable policy area for some Labour members. I myself grew up being taken…
Makerfield or Breakerfield
Andy Burnham has been officially selected as Labour’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election. So begins a test of…
