Review: Our Bloc by James Schneider – a plan to win for the British left
James Schneider, Jeremy Corbyn’s former comms director, has written a book. It is short, lucid, and pleasantly free…
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PMQs: Starmer seizes on Tory infighting to further discredit the party’s record
Boris Johnson’s final Prime Minister’s Questions was a fairly predictable affair. The outgoing Prime Minister reeled off his…
Burning bridges with the Lib Dems will not kill the spectre of a coalition of chaos
‘Never burn your bridges until you come to them.’ I was reminded of the old saying when Kier…
The findings of the Forde inquiry are out, and they make for explosive reading
Two years after it was commissioned, and following many (many) delays, the Forde report has finally been published.…
Momentum: Forde should prompt a moment of reflection, not triumphalism
After two years of excuses and delays the Forde Report was finally published yesterday, and it makes for…
Labour’s Islamophobia crisis is missing from the commentary on Forde
It has been over two years since Martin Forde was approached by the Labour Party to lead an…
Why the first British Indian Prime Minister will be a Conservative
Even if Rishi Sunak does not become Prime Minister during the current leadership contest, the Conservatives will likely…
We can begin to address climate change with two simple changes to our economy
‘Phew, what a scorcher!’ used to be a headline that signalled a slow news day. But, now the…
The Tory leadership contest narrows and Labour braces for the Forde report
Four candidates remain in the race to become the next Tory leader. Tom Tugendhat was eliminated in the…
Luke Akehurst: Why I’m standing to represent local parties on Labour’s NEC
Having topped the poll among Labour members in the 2020 national executive committee elections (NEC), I’m proud to…
