Ten years ago today, and the test Keir Starmer could’ve been facing
Exactly ten years ago, the UK woke up to the news that the general election had delivered a…
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The battle for Barking – ten years on
Ten years ago today, the BNP and their vile leader Nick Griffin became nothing more than a footnote…
Labour’s West Midlands recovery plan is bold and ambitious
In another world, we would be spending today on the doorsteps of the West Midlands. We would be…
What does the new leader’s office say about Keir Starmer?
Keir Starmer has now made a substantial number of appointments to the leader’s office. Some of these have…
PMQs: “I’m using your graph” – Starmer lets the government fail on its own terms
Finally, they meet. This afternoon, Keir Starmer put questions directly to Boris Johnson for the first time since…
Labour’s path back to power starts with changing itself
Keir Starmer has a strong mandate for change. The leadership election confirmed Labour’s desire to unite and do…
The threat of more austerity is chilling for councils in the Covid crisis
It has already become somewhat of a cliché to talk about not going back to the pre-coronavirus world…
Key NEC decisions, the return of ‘scroungers’ and a nearly normal PMQs
Labour’s new general secretary will be appointed within just two weeks, officers of the national executive committee (NEC)…
Heating our homes – a word in the business chairperson’s ear
What a pleasure to read the pitches from all three candidates vying for our votes to become chair…
We want to see “test, test, test” – not delay, delay, delay
The end of April came and went, sadly with too little focus on Matt Hancock’s promised 100,000 coronavirus…
