David Blunkett: ‘The first year is always hit and miss. But we now need fast transformation, not tinkering’
The first year of any new government is bound to be hit and miss. Not just because new…
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‘Is the NHS 10 year plan Labour’s road to redemption after a bumpy first year?’
The Labour Party is, and perhaps forever will be, tied to the NHS and its fortunes. Clement Attlee,…
‘One year on, Labour still hasn’t reckoned with collapsing trust in politics’
I spent the general election campaign travelling the country for LabourList, visiting marginal seats, talking to candidates and knocking…
‘I’m the Labour MP who beat Liz Truss. Here’s how the campaign to unseat her unfolded’
It’s been less than a decade since the term ‘post-truth politics’ came into our lexicon, but it’s now…
Welfare vote: ‘Three options Rachel Reeves has to plug the fiscal gap’
What remained of the welfare reform bill scraped through the Commons yesterday. The government had been banking on…
Welfare vote: ‘Here are the failures it reveals – and three faint silver linings’
“Change isn’t easy, we’ve always known that,” a Number 10 source said just after Tuesday’s climactic welfare vote.…
‘Welfare reforms still mean a climate of fear. Changes are too little, too late’
Let’s face facts: the government’s benefit cuts bill has been a complete disaster. Even with the recent ‘concessions’,…
Labour’s First Year: Three mythbusters to use on the doorstep
It’s been a year since Labour took office. A lot has changed, and as members we see that…
‘The tap end is getting hotter – and Welsh Labour might get burned’
The compelling TV series, Succession, is meant to be a satire. But its biting observations of how power…
‘While Farage looks to the past, Welsh Labour is building a green future’
At this year’s Welsh Labour Conference, I’ll have the opportunity to speak as Minister for Skills. My particular…
