‘The UK isn’t ready to survive global heating, but right-wing politicians are ready to exploit the fallout’
In October 2024, something unexpected and unsettling happened in Spain. Devastating floods tore through the Valencia region. That…
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‘Rebuilding Labour’s internationalism starts with genuine partnership’
Labour is rightly having an intense conversation about what kind of party we want to be. At the…
‘Who is Labour for?’
The most urgent task for whoever leads the Labour party is to address the challenge of Labour’s splintering…
‘The political cost of keeping Thames Water privatised’
Starmer spoke last week about “public ownership in the public interest” for British Steel and the King’s Speech…
‘Listen first, act second and speak later – Labour and rural voters’
“Something rare happened in Norfolk this month. Labour gained a rural division in the Norfolk County Council elections.…
‘Learning Lessons’
Last week’s elections were catastrophic for Labour. We lost 1,500 Councillors in England. We failed to unseat the…
‘ After these Local Elections there can be no doubt: Labour’s future lies in electoral reform’
The writing is on the wall, for those willing to read it: Britain’s multi-party electorate is here to…
Labour must end the skilled worker visa ‘clock reset’ that traps migrant partners in bad relationships’
My friend (I’ll call her Maria) and her partner are both well-paid migrant professionals. Her partner got a…
‘Labour Didn’t Lose Lewisham on our Record – So What Went Wrong?’
It is a common misconception that England’s recent local elections resemble U.S. midterms. In reality, they are fundamentally…
‘A visitor levy is not just sensible — it is overdue’
Coastal communities have long embodied the joy and escape of a British summer holiday. Margate in my constituency…
