‘Jack Charlton and Labour’s rural tradition’
As the Member of Parliament for Blyth and Ashington, I represent communities that helped build both the Labour…
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‘From the Co-operative Party to Labour’s centre: Joe Fortune’s election matters’
Joe Fortune’s election as General Secretary of the Labour Party is significant not only for Labour, but for…
‘Social care – and how we pay for it – is everybody’s issue’
Social care is a policy area that has claimed more than its fair share of political scalps. It…
‘Fix the visible things, and the mandate will write itself’
For the first time in 15 months, Labour is leading the opinion polls. Reform is on the back…
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Nice guys finish first’
Politics is a zero-sum game, we are told. That is why no party will touch the triple lock.…
‘A new politics needs more than a new voting system’
“I want to underpin our plan for Britain with a new politics”, the Prime Minister said in his…
‘Labour must take urgent action to reduce business energy bills’
If you speak to any business across the country, there is one issue that keeps coming up: the…
‘Imaginary and real obstacles to Britain resuming its membership of the EU’
This is the second of two pieces exploring the options for Britain’s future relationship with the EU by…
‘Suits, snacks and the space-time continuum: rethinking Labour conference’
Wow. I’ve just come home from conference. A space-time continuum so vast it has lost its article. Not…
‘Britain and the EU – what are the options?’
This is the first of two pieces exploring the options for Britain’s future relationship with the EU by…
