‘Making Whitehall work: Why Spads should be paid more than they are today’
Sue Gray’s departure follows continued media headlines about the former chief of staff, including a controversy over reports…
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‘Why the downfall of Bidenomics should have Labour worried’
When Labour was in opposition, it looked across the Atlantic to the Democrats for inspiration. Their message of…
‘Is it the economy, stupid? Why politicians need to create a human-felt economy’
For nearly the last half century, the top issue for US voters has been the economy. But as…
‘Trump’s victory is devastating for progressives, but our voice is more important than ever’
While working in Chicago for President Obama’s re-election campaign, the words of one man in a focus group…
‘Why I and other Labour MPs are struggling with the arguments around assisted dying’
Recently on my Facebook page, I posted a note in response to the confirmation by my colleague Kim…
‘We must be relentless in demonstrating an alternative to right wing demagoguery’
As the Democrats begin to dissect their loss, progressives around the globe will undoubtedly insert their hot takes…
‘Five lessons for Starmer’s Labour government from Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris’
You might have noticed that the progressive party lost a recent election. Being a proud dual citizen of…
Liam Byrne: ‘Trump’s victory is a warning to Britain and Europe – fix inequality or populists will win’
In the end it was not even close. But the scale of President Trump’s emphatic re-election is not…
‘How we win in the international age of right-wing populism’
In many ways what happened in this country on 4 July went against the international picture that sees…
‘This US election matters more than any in 80 years – the stakes could not be higher’
In barely 24 hours, the most closely fought and consequential US election of modern times will be over. No one…
