‘The reset with the EU must be ambitious if we are to meet our economic, security and other objectives’
The UK-EU summit in London on 19 May will at last give us an indication of how ambitious…
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‘We cannot let the Assisted Dying Bill threaten our NHS’
The founding principles of the NHS, enshrined in the language of the National Health Service Act – though…
‘Tough talk isn’t enough. Labour’s real test on immigration is believability’
Keir Starmer’s speech on immigration today was the most direct signal yet that Labour is preparing to fight…
‘Scrapping social care worker visas is a reasonable evidence-based move’
Today’s attacks on Labour for scrapping care worker visas are over-blown. Yvette Cooper and Wes Streeting have taken…
‘Why are the knives out for Bridget Phillipson?’
Keir Starmer, it was recently reported, warned his ministers that they could either ‘be disruptors or be disrupted’. Arguably…
‘Australia’s election shows how compulsory voting rewards progressive governments that deliver’
In last Saturday’s Australian election, Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) bucked the global anti-incumbency trend,…
‘Candidate selection delays cost Labour in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’
Labour’s success depends on early and visible campaigning. In Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, delays in candidate selection cost us…
‘We can’t just target Reform or Green voters. Here’s how we target both’
The clear message from last week’s elections was this: our voters’ lives are unaffordable, and they want change.…
‘More welfare cuts would show we’re not listening to what voters are telling us’
As last week’s results showed, the consequences of the government’s plans to cut benefits for disabled people are…
‘Labour is right to revisit winter fuel. But it needs a wider reset of messaging’
This is not an article about economics – nor is it an article about fiscal policy. This is…
