Constitutional reform will not save Labour
The United Kingdom’s unwritten constitution is little more than a tangle of precedents designed to maintain the stability…
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Why I’m launching Labour’s new ambition: ten by ten
Watching Team GB excel in the Tokyo Olympics this summer filled me with pride. Seeing the medals coming…
The far right are using the banner of hyperlocal independents for cover
I grew up in the North Manchester suburb of Failsworth. Despite being just four miles from the city…
Labour must reckon with its past. The war on Afghanistan was a catastrophe
I was seven years old when the invasion of Afghanistan was launched, but as I sat in the…
Margaret Beckett: “If you want to be at the table, you have to be in politics”
One of the great joys in life is spending time with remarkable people who inspire you and give…
Starmer on Afghanistan: “The Prime Minister was wrong and complacent”
Below is the full text of Keir Starmer’s contribution to the debate on Afghanistan in parliament today. Thank…
Oppose PR? Then let’s hear your positive case for first-past-the-post
Whilst we don’t find John Spellar’s latest broadside against proportional representation (PR) convincing, we welcome his engagement with…
Here are the policies needed to help the SME community get back on its feet
Keir Starmer has picked apart the government’s erratic handling of the coronavirus crisis. The Labour leader has rightly…
The final days of Unite’s important general secretary election
Unite’s general secretary election is coming to an end. Monday 23rd August is the deadline for votes to…
We cannot condemn a generation to insecure, low-paid, unfulfilling work
As Britain recovers from this pandemic, we have the opportunity to look to the future, to new technologies…
