‘Why Trump, Ukraine and Europe could define Starmer’s time in power’
Liz Truss was at least right about one thing in her embarrassingly obsequious speech to the gathering of…
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‘Indiscipline, Tory spending and complacency could still derail the election’
Like many people I’ve been visiting marginal seats and by-elections over the past couple of years. Yes, there…
‘Three lessons from Biden and Albanese on how Labour hits the ground running’
Transitions from one governing party to another are rare in recent British history, with power changing hands just…
‘In seats like mine in Mid Beds, leasehold turns dream homes into nightmares’
Welcoming people into their new homes is one of the things I love most about getting out and…
Budget 2024: ‘If the Tories freeze defence cash, Labour can step up on security’
It is fair to say that few incoming Labour Prime Ministers have inherited more challenges in delivering what…
‘We can’t get complacent in London: Sadiq faces a difficult path to re-election’
The Conservatives at City Hall showed their true colours last week, voting against the budget of the mayor…
Cruddas book review: ‘Intriguing spin on party tradition, but a pamphlet would do’
Jon Cruddas has written a book. It’s titled A Century of Labour, and it aims to trace the…
Four ways Labour could fix the crisis in local council finances
England’s councils are in serious financial trouble. Six including Birmingham, Nottingham and Croydon have effectively announced their bankruptcy,…
‘Why the Wellingborough by-election is a huge win for Parliamentary standards’
The Wellingborough by-election is notable for a number of reasons; overturning an 18,000 Conservative majority would be historic…
‘Labour will put country before party with our five national missions’
A year ago today, Keir Starmer set out a bold, new plan for mission government. Five ambitious, long…
