England: I would die for it
The Paul Richards column There’s scene in the Gathering Storm where Winston Churchill looks out over the Kent…
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Brits abroad: How national pride can help us achieve progressive international goals
By Tim Finch In the days when Britannia ruled the waves and many tens of thousands of Britons…
Tom Watson calls Michael Gove a “miserable pipsqueak of a man”
Hat tip: Political Scrapbook
The English left needs to reclaim English identity
By Rick Muir Questions of identity crop up continuously in public debate. See for example the BBC’s wrong-headed…
Why all identity begins at home
By Chi Onwurah MP “Where are you from?” “Newcastle.” “No, where are you from?” “Newcastle.” “But where do…
The British left only succeeds at times of national hope
By Sunder Katwala “It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual…
Introducing national identity day on LabourList
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 For a long time, I’ve been thinking about national identity in Britain, and…
Burnham accuses rivals of smears: 8 in the morning – July 8th
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Andy Burnham has accused rivals of smears over rumours he is set…
A day in the race: July 7th
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today the candidates were down on the south coast in Bournemouth for the…
Justice reinvestment: A new form of penal system
By Stephen Gummer Justice has always been somewhat of a sticky issue for the Labour Party. We are…
