When nothing works there’s lots to fix
I was on Sky News over the weekend with someone arguing from the Tory point of view talking…
Analysis
Labour can’t afford to ignore its membership crisis
Dropping like a bolt from the blue yesterday afternoon, Labour’s latest financial report covering 2025 makes for grim…
Labour values – what we all have in common
The term ‘Labour values’ is invoked so often when Labour members talk to each other. But we very…
Burnham’s first balancing act
Just over two weeks into government, Andy Burnham has faced his first major test as Prime Minister –…
Burnham sets the pace of politics
Much has been written about how politics has failed to keep up with the speed of modern life.…
A devolution revolution worthy of the name
Burnham’s bold plan to give mayors in England a share of income tax and business rates is transformational…
Back to the future?
To have been of working age during the ‘Winter of Discontent’, you would have to be at least…
The ‘Burnham bounce’
The phrase “Burnham bounce” has quickly entered Labour’s political vocabulary. When the PLP decided to throw the overwhelming…
Time to care
There are few areas of policy as thorny as social care – or as important. There are also…
Who can rebuild Scottish Labour?
As the Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow, Scottish Labour politicians are lining up on a different starting line,…
