Comment Labour NEC elections: ‘Councillors must have a voice and be listened to’ So far, 2024 has gone from election to election, with local and mayoral elections leading into our landmark… Claire Holland & Peter Wheeler 26th July, 2024, 7:30 am
Comment Two-child cap: ‘Rebelling might feel good to the seven, but it’s not real-time politics’ Seven. Just seven? Is that the total number of Labour MPs the remaining Corbyn era anti-Starmer comrades could… Denis MacShane 24th July, 2024, 12:57 pm
Comment ‘Welsh Labour is right to unite behind Eluned Morgan, but big headaches loom’ The past seven months have been tough and heartbreaking for Welsh Labour members, despite the euphoria of a… Chris Carter 23rd July, 2024, 1:14 pm
Columnist ‘Kamala Harris’ honeymoon will be brief – the challenges facing her are huge’ With all potential rivals declaring their support for her nomination within hours of Joe Biden’s dramatic announcement on… Ed Owen 23rd July, 2024, 12:43 pm
Comment ‘Bidenomics shows growth is not enough to halt populism: poor towns must feel it’ Last week’s King’s Speech kicked off this parliament with a crammed legislative agenda. Within the mammoth 40 bills… Ben Franklin 22nd July, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘How to be a SpAd: Some advice for new Special Advisers’ Ministers have wasted little time in putting their mark on their departments. The steady stream of announcements suggests… Jack Worlidge 20th July, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’ After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and… Sam Corcoran 19th July, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘How a red tide swept Cornwall – and securonomics could sustain it’ Far west of Westminster, beyond the north-south divide, a distinctively local story of Labour’s landslide success can be… Frederick Harry Pitts 19th July, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘We’re behind on our climate targets for 2030. So make action a council duty’ In its progress report released today, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has been clear that increased climate action is necessary… Isaac Beevor, Anna Railton & Mike Hakata 18th July, 2024, 4:20 pm
Comment ‘Critics say support is ‘shallow’. But like the Three Lions, it is results that count’ Last Thursday’s general election was an election like no other. Labour won a whacking 412 seats, up 211… Jane Thomas 18th July, 2024, 7:00 am