Exeter Labour: “We are on people’s side, and that’s why we keep winning”
“In neighbouring places, like East Devon, you can say look at the Labour council in Exeter and what…
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Glasgow Labour activists: “Being the biggest party is a reasonable ambition”
“We’ve got realistic ambitions to be the largest party,” leader of the Labour group on Glasgow City Council…
Beergate has been overblown – but could still be dangerous ground for Labour
“At some point, this was in the evening, everybody’s hungry and a takeaway was ordered,” Keir Starmer told…
Restraint is not the route to electoral success – we need a radical policy offer
Five years ago, my then nine-year-old son was getting changed after swimming and yanked his towel up from…
Durham story just Tory “mudslinging” ahead of local elections, Starmer says
Keir Starmer is weathering his own ‘partygate’ allegations this morning. Government ministers are frantically trying to draw attention to…
1997 was a watershed moment for women in Labour, but there is more to do
Labour did badly in the 1987 general election. The only crumb of comfort was the increase in the…
With a united party and bold policy, we can beat the Tories at the next election
As political slogans go, it didn’t work out well for that nice man David Steel when he urged…
To tackle misogyny at Westminster, first address the political gender imbalance
“Unfortunately, sexism and misogyny are a sad fact of life for women in public office, and we need…
It is “absolutely all to play for” in Greater Manchester, Labour activists say
“I don’t think it’ll be enough to win the council back this time,” Emily Mort tells me during…
Solutions to the biggest challenges in our society begin in our communities
It is easy to feel very small and powerless as the world is engulfed by existential crises. First,…
