Artificial intelligence: ‘If progressives don’t harness AI, the populist right will’
Is Reform taking on Labour or the Tories? Commentators who have been fiercely speculating on this question will…
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‘Labour’s devolution White Paper will make councils fit for the 21st century’
Like other council leaders across the country, I welcome the White Paper on devolution with real enthusiasm –…
Oldham council leader: ‘Grooming gang survivors are the only voices that matter’
The ‘grooming gangs’ scandal is one of the darkest moments in Britain’s recent history. In 2022 a national…
‘Could a second Trump presidency actually be good for Starmer?’
Donald Trump’s second term as US President poses a unique challenge to the Labour government. Trump Redux would…
Reeves v the markets: ‘Three lessons from past Labour governments’
Earlier this week government yields – the amount of money governments pay to borrow money – rose to…
Grooming gangs: ‘The Tory dead cat strategy is to weaponise Islamophobia’
What does an American billionaire, a convicted criminal and the Conservative Party all have in common? Muslims apparently.…
‘The fight for WASPI women is far from over’
With just 45 minutes of notice, MPs were taken by surprise just days before Christmas, when the government…
Diane Abbott: ‘Labour must do more to change our toxic migration debate’
The debate on migration and asylum in British mainstream politics has never been more toxic. Shadow Justice Secretary…
‘The Employment Rights Bill shows just what Labour can do in power – now we must fight to defend it’
Everybody who works for a living deserves to earn a decent living. But for many in my constituency…
‘The populist dilemma: How do we govern like insurgents in Wales and beyond?’
How do you respond to populism? How can a government of the left combine an ongoing sense of…
