“I am sad to be stepped down” – Nadia Whittome’s statement
Below is the full text of Nadia Whittome’s statement, which was issued after she broke the Labour whip…
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Starmer’s introduction to the country – and a controversial whip to abstain
Keir Starmer has made huge strides in the mission to introduce himself to the country this week. Following…
Throw out the overseas operations bill. Decriminalising torture isn’t patriotic
The UK government is getting ready to defy international law for the second time in two weeks. Before…
Covid must be handled with effective risk management, not erratic risk avoidance
COBRA met this week for the first time in about four months. What took so long? This isn’t…
Will the top 10% of earners take another look at Labour?
At an Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) conference fringe event over the weekend, James Morris reminded us…
PMQs: Not just competence. Starmer knows he can and must fight on values
Keir Starmer took the public on a tour of the government’s internal contradictions on coronavirus today. The Prime…
The iron laws of geometrical progression, aka big Covid trouble
“The iron laws of geometrical progression are shouting at us from the graphs,” the Prime Minister announced in…
Ilhan Omar meets Diane Abbott. What the UK left can learn from the US left
It’s been a difficult year for the British left, and things aren’t looking better in the US either.…
Britain must be bold – and listen to Gordon Brown in the Covid fight for jobs
The Tories have spent decades in denial about the power and ability of our state to directly intervene…
Neeraj Patil: Why I’m standing to represent local parties on Labour’s NEC
As an NHS A&E doctor for the last 25 years, I have been working with real people with…
