We need root-and-branch reform of Labour’s policy-making process
The Labour Party is carrying out another review of its policy-making process. It is the fifth such review…
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We simply cannot afford to lose the Barnoldswick battle
As workers start their sixth week of strike action at the Rolls-Royce Barnoldswick plant in Lancashire, the stakes…
End the internal fights. Let’s focus on best practice
In May 2021, Labour will fight its first campaign since ‘that’ election one year ago. For most of…
Give us the tools for the job – and watch the Steel City rise
Most people will be familiar with The Full Monty, the film and musical about laid-off Sheffield steel workers, scratching…
Compass: We need alliances to break through our outdated electoral system
This weekend marks an electoral anniversary none of us will be celebrating. Labour – and indeed all progressives…
The sisterhood has adapted to stay connected. Long may this continue
Networking and increased participation are the unsung successes of the changes made during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for…
No deal increasingly likely. Starmer’s message: Bored of Brexit, focus on Covid
There is a “strong possibility” of no deal, the Prime Minister has told us, as he will not…
Why the new ‘independent review’ of the Human Rights Act is worrying
The Conservative government launched an ‘independent review of the Human Rights Act’ this week. After years of huffing and…
Labour’s soft left needs to get its shit together
Ten years ago, when Ed Miliband was elected leader, Labour’s soft left found its moment in the limelight…
Why Momentum is campaigning for an elected Labour general secretary
Labour’s current general secretary David Evans wrote in 1999 that “representative democracy should as far as possible be…
