‘Renewing while in office: Welsh Labour begins the search for fresh Clear Red Water’
Eluned Morgan’s arrival as leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister comes at a time of a great deal…
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‘Grenfell was the product of a broken and dangerous ideology: deregulation. Labour must draw a line under it.’
The long-awaited final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, published today, lays bare a shocking truth: the tragedy…
‘It’s time to tackle one of the biggest drains on public spending – PFI’
Anyone paying a mortgage negotiated following the disastrous Liz Truss budget knows why we need to protect the…
‘Philip Snowden: How Reeves resembles Labour’s under-valued first chancellor’
In her October 2023 Labour conference speech, Rachel Reeves claimed she would be an iron chancellor who would…
NEC elections: ‘Give councils tools we need to rebuild communities – for good’
Local authority finances are a problem for the new government. We’ve all seen news stories about Birmingham City…
‘A case against factionalism: why the party should elect independents to the NEC’
The Labour national executive committee election is billed as an annual confrontation between Labour to Win (centre-right) and…
‘AfD: What lessons should Labour draw from far-right success in Germany?’
Elections in two states in eastern Germany, Thuringia and Saxony provided results which pose a huge challenge to…
‘The five parts of Labour’s electoral coalition – and why they’re all fragile’
Labour’s election victory was built on winning very specific types of parliamentary constituencies. My work in Labour Together’s…
‘They don’t always get what they wish for: A history of how Labour elects its leaders – and when reform goes wrong’
We are now in the season before conference, when ideas are floated to test support before delegates gather.…
‘Scrapping one-word Ofsted judgements shows not all bold reforms need cash’
If you were asked to name the Tory cabinet minister who had most impact during the dog-days of…
