Whose votes have we lost? And why?
It has undeniably been a rubbish couple of months for Labour in the national polls – though not…
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Do prisons work?
Politicians of whatever party have long been firm in the assertion that prison works – indeed the most…
We shouldn’t apologise for our immigration record
Labour has recently joined the Tories in drawing up a mea culpa for our record in Government. Some…
Liberty. Let’s reclaim it
Liberty, equality and solidarity are the political philosophies upon which the Labour Party was formed. The intellectual history…
Private sector workers strike too
There’s a strike going on at the moment. It’s quite understandable if you’ve missed it, as unlike many…
The left’s new divides
2011 was dominated by a false unity for the left. Labour behaved as if it were still in…
A massive yacht for the Queen
“A yacht. A yacht? Really, a yacht? You want to leak it that we’re going to buy the…
5 things Liam Byrne should focus on
Liam Byrne was right to remind us a few weeks ago that Beveridge’s system was fundamentally one of…
State of the Labour blogosphere – into the darkness
Let no one ever tell you that there are positives about being in opposition. Nothing about the gnawing…
We’re behind you Ed – don’t let us down
This week a reporter from The Guardian came to Liverpool on a fact-finding mission. The Guardian reporter spent…
