‘Uxbridge was an aberration – our Selby win points to potential Tory wipeout’
Last Thursday’s by-election in Selby and Ainsty, where Labour overturned a majority of over 20,000, was an utterly devastating defeat…
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‘Labour’s pre-election nerves must not prevent vital short-term spending’
It is a summer of discontent. For more than a decade, things in Britain have been going downhill…
‘Many voters don’t know Starmer or his policies – but he can still win a landslide’
Labour are now odds-on favourites to win the next election. Starmer leads Sunak on nearly every important electoral…
‘Labour can’t take ethnic minority votes for granted – it must find a voice on race’
Labour has won most Black and Asian votes in every general election for the last half century. But…
Labour’s core purpose is a patriotic one – and we must not be shy about it
No politician was ever chosen to govern a major democratic country without being at ease with its national…
Keir Starmer is right – voters want respect as much as redistribution
“Clause IV on steroids” got the headlines, of course. But the most fascinating parts of Keir Starmer’s speech…
Enduring loyalty to the SNP means Labour cannot yet rely on Scottish gains
As the local elections in England recede, Scotland stands as the gateway to a Labour majority. And Labour…
To new Labour councillors, here’s what I wished I’d known when first elected
Behind the stats about what the local election results mean for Labour nationally is the reality this week…
Local election gains in diverse seats show Labour has momentum it needs
Last month, I set out my annual benchmarks for the May elections. How did Labour do against the…
Labour cannot shy away from the debate on public service reform
Within the Labour party there is continued disquiet around the ‘R’ word. It’s a word that evokes painful memories…
