Let’s cultivate the red shoots of recovery in the South on our way back to power
There can be no denying that many of the local election results were disappointing for our party. The…
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What we can learn from the success of Welsh Labour in the ‘Covid election’
In an article following the 2019 general election, I described that contest as the ‘Brexit election’. In the…
What does Keir Starmer’s reshuffle mean for dynamics within the Labour Party?
Parts of Keir Starmer’s reshuffle started to leak just before 10pm last night, and the whole new team was…
Schrödinger’s sacking: Overshadowed by infighting, Labour wins go uncelebrated
After a devastating defeat in Hartlepool, another heavy one in the Tees Valley mayoral race and council losses across England, the…
The Alternative Queen’s Speech: How to build a fairer, healthier, greener Britain
The pandemic has exposed inequality and insecurity, and made us re-evaluate what is most important to us. It…
The Drakeford effect: Welsh Labour outperforms expectations in Senedd
Update, 2pm: Counting has now finished in the Senedd election. Labour is the largest party with 30 seats,…
Wales gives Labour cause for celebration amid bleak results across England
The people of Wales have spoken and been heard. Well, they have at least in 32 of the…
The lesson from Hartlepool? People don’t believe we have yet changed enough
In previous general elections, as neighbouring seat after neighbouring seat fell to the Conservatives, Hartlepool stayed Labour. Yesterday,…
We need a change of political strategy to avoid more disasters like Hartlepool
If you’re in a hole, stop digging. The worst possible reaction to the disastrous defeat in Hartlepool is…
How should Labour interpret and respond to its defeat in Hartlepool?
Labour has lost Hartlepool in a historic defeat. Governments hardly ever win seats from opposition parties, and for this…
