‘Voters are unconvinced by Starmer and Sunak. Apathy may win big in 2024’
After a chaotic conference season and an underwhelming King’s Speech failed to improve the Conservatives’ position in the…
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Autumn statement 2023 unpacked: Where key policies leave Labour now
Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of new measures in his autumn statement today, in a bid…
Rwanda: ‘Labour can persuade voters of alternatives, but it needs to get heard’
Did the Supreme Court do Rishi Sunak a favour in its judgment on his Rwanda plan? The Prime…
‘In praise of organisers: the hidden cogs in Labour’s election machine’
Do you know what a WARP sheet is? Or a risograph? Is your working life dictated by an…
CAC report: ‘Lessons from Labour’s record-breaking conference’
The Labour Party conference arrangements committee (CAC) held its 2023 AGM on November 9th. Members began by thanking…
‘Reeves needs a BoE independence-style moment like Brown. Here’s one big idea’
If Labour wins the next election, the challenge it will face is clear. It must deliver a “decade…
‘Labour can restore our NHS to glory – by reinstating it as a fully public service’
The NHS is the best thing this country has ever invented. Right now, Labour has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…
‘In 2024, Starmer must avoid the mistakes of Wilson in 1964’
Imagine that you have just become Prime Minister. It’s your first day on the job. You have managed…
‘If Labour is taking no voters for granted, our silence on tuition fees can’t continue’
It has been almost six months since Keir Starmer “moved on” from scrapping tuition fees. In the meantime,…
‘Mid Beds and Tamworth show Labour can win the seats needed to take power’
Thirteen weeks ago, another set of by-elections gave a mixed bag of results that some commentators seized on…
