‘Labour cannot be complacent about a return in Scotland – or the union’s future’
The resignation of Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland last week provides yet more political opportunity for…
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John Healey: ‘Here’s why Labour is the real party of defence’
In this era of increasing threats to our security, prosperity, and values, we need a new era of…
‘After the locals, Labour must show on Gaza it truly understands voter anger’
Labour says it will listen to its supporters’ concerns over Gaza. Now it must show it understands what…
Local elections: ‘Four clear yardsticks for how Labour did – and how we scored’
Every year since 2011, I have written a preview of the local elections and a scorecard after the…
‘In facing up to the country’s problems, Labour needs to draw the line with the Conservatives on tax and spend’
The Conservatives’ slide into electoral gloom has been borne out by the local elections. The Tories lack political…
The Searchers by Andy Beckett: ‘A vivid profile of left MPs, down but not out’
Andy Beckett’s new book is, he writes in the introduction, “the story of a group of political explorers…
Local elections: ‘The right split vote is more damaging than left splits’
Local elections are drawn-out affairs. Unlike in a general election where the result is known by the morning,…
Ian Murray: ‘John Swinney offers nothing new – Scotland can send a government to Westminster, not just a message’
There have been a lot of remarkable moments in Scottish politics recently. For the Scottish Labour Party many…
Tom Baldwin: ‘What Blackpool’s deckchairs can tell us about its by-election’
Ten years ago, Blackpool council sold off its entire stock of 6,000 municipal deckchairs, claiming the holidaymakers who…
North Herts local elections: ‘We want to show Labour can demolish the blue wall’
Over the last few years, Labour has won a string of by-elections in both places it broadly expected…
