‘The mayoral model holds political risks. Labour must empower local councils’
When Keir Starmer joined Sadiq Khan to launch the London mayoral election campaign, Labour seemed curiously downbeat about…
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Next UK general election date: When will it be held in 2024?
As each week passes, we get closer to the next general election. But when will it be? Speculating…
‘Liz Kendall’s DWP shakeup is bold – but should be even bolder’
This week Demos hosted Liz Kendall in her first major speech as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. Speaking…
‘The next government must do more to define and tackle anti-Muslim prejudice’
Government ministers were reluctant to spell out why it was “wrong” for Lee Anderson MP to say that…
Budget 2024: ‘The Tories want to play politics while services crumble’
Yesterday the Chancellor engaged in the usual pre-budget charade of touring the Sunday studios trying to drum up…
‘A non-dom Budget would show Labour can tax without hitting most workers’
Expectation management is starting to ramp up ahead of next week’s budget and the messages coming out of…
‘Why the Wellingborough by-election is a huge win for Parliamentary standards’
The Wellingborough by-election is notable for a number of reasons; overturning an 18,000 Conservative majority would be historic…
‘We can’t see abuse and harassment of elected officials as normal’
A recent BBC investigation found that abuse of councillors and staff putting is democracy at risk. This isn’t…
‘For policy inspiration, Labour can look close to home: Wales’
In theory, one of the most attractive features of devolution is that it allows parts of the country…
‘Rochdale deserved better – here’s what Labour must learn from this sorry saga’
Councillor Azhar Ali had described his comments about Israel deliberately allowing the October 7th massacre to happen as…
