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…
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‘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…
‘Voters despair at Westminster wrangling, but SNP-Tory antics show they fear electoral wipeout’
The Speaker’s decision to break with convention last night led to unnecessary and unpleasant scenes in the Commons,…
‘We can’t see abuse and harassment of elected officials as normal’
A recent BBC investigation found that abuse of councillors and staff putting is democracy at risk. This isn’t…
‘For policy inspiration, Labour can look close to home: Wales’
In theory, one of the most attractive features of devolution is that it allows parts of the country…
‘The SNP may lose badly, but they’d soon tap any disillusion with Labour in power’
Scottish Labour entered its conference this weekend in a buoyant mood. Just five years on from its lowest…
