‘The Tony Blair Institute’s right. Labour can’t become a status quo party’
Change. With one simple word the Labour Party managed to capture the mood of the country and with…
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‘Jean-Marie Le Pen: a cautionary tale from the French right to the British left’
This month saw the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right National Front party. Obituaries…
Brexit five years on: ‘Labour must change narrative about EU relationship’
Now that five years have passed since the UK left the EU, we can declare failure in one…
‘Labour’s political paradox – you can’t have growth without immigration’
Keir Starmer’s government is in one hell of a fix – it’s stuck with a hideous political paradox…
John Prescott obituary by his former adviser: ‘John’s story is Labour’s story’
LabourList is republishing this piece, first published in November, to mark the funeral of John Prescott on January…
Labour MPs: ‘We shouldn’t exploit broken electoral system – we need PR’
Last month, the House of Commons voted for Proportional Representation for general elections for the first time ever.…
‘How Reeves can learn from the failures of Bidenomics – and make levelling up work’
Progressive governments across the world are learning a hard lesson: even if businesses and economists are patting you…
Heathrow expansion: ‘North won’t accept the crumbs of the South’s cake’
The Chancellor’s announcement of a massive injection of investment is acknowledgement that the market is not able on…
‘Tearing up regulations or bending the knee to billionaires won’t deliver growth’
Unions are the great equaliser, ensuring more money goes into workers’ pockets. Strong unions win good jobs, pay…
Heathrow debate: ‘A third runway would shred Britain’s green credibility’
LabourList is committed to being a non-factional platform for debate for voices from across and beyond Labour. We…
