The Tories have turned nasty. Now Labour must fight for Royal Mail to stay public
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Housing, Raquel Rolnik, has discovered how nasty Britain’s ‘nasty party’, the Tory…
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The strange death of social democracy: what Labour can learn from the Left in Europe
European politics: a game involving up to forty-seven democracies. Terms last four to five years, and then the…
“In Brighton, no Labour women will be in calm down dear mode!” Harriet Harman celebrates Labour Women’s Conference
Anyone who hoped that the women’s movement had lost momentum or believed that there’s no fresh energy in…
Who’s afraid of the big bad society? No one, after the Lobbying Bill gets through
One of my earliest memories of how mad left wing politics got in the 80s is of listening…
Community organising is key to increasing Labour membership
Andrew Rawnsley wrote in the Observer last month about dwindling political party membership. Labour party membership has declined…
The Government must do more for affordable housing
Join LabourList and John Slaughter for a free breakfast on Monday 23rd September at Labour Conference to debate…
Listen up, Bob Crow: an EU referendum is the last thing Labour needs
At the TUC conference this week in Brighton, RMT union boss Bob Crow asked his colleagues to back…
Jog on, Osborne! Labour’s ‘living costs’ line will win votes
George Osborne’s speech on Monday wasn’t a victory cry; it revealed a chink in his armour. On Monday…
PMQs Verdict: Deckchairs, chicken runs and daft puns
With quips like “Miliband folded faster than a Bournemouth deckchair”, who needs enemies? David Cameron brought out the…
Labour needs a referendum on Europe, now more than ever
The founder of UKIP, Alan Sked, has created a ‘new left wing anti-EU party’ called New Deal, according…
