‘It’s time to tackle one of the biggest drains on public spending – PFI’
Anyone paying a mortgage negotiated following the disastrous Liz Truss budget knows why we need to protect the…
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‘Philip Snowden: How Reeves resembles Labour’s under-valued first chancellor’
In her October 2023 Labour conference speech, Rachel Reeves claimed she would be an iron chancellor who would…
NEC elections: ‘Give councils tools we need to rebuild communities – for good’
Local authority finances are a problem for the new government. We’ve all seen news stories about Birmingham City…
‘A case against factionalism: why the party should elect independents to the NEC’
The Labour national executive committee election is billed as an annual confrontation between Labour to Win (centre-right) and…
‘AfD: What lessons should Labour draw from far-right success in Germany?’
Elections in two states in eastern Germany, Thuringia and Saxony provided results which pose a huge challenge to…
‘The five parts of Labour’s electoral coalition – and why they’re all fragile’
Labour’s election victory was built on winning very specific types of parliamentary constituencies. My work in Labour Together’s…
‘They don’t always get what they wish for: A history of how Labour elects its leaders – and when reform goes wrong’
We are now in the season before conference, when ideas are floated to test support before delegates gather.…
‘Scrapping one-word Ofsted judgements shows not all bold reforms need cash’
If you were asked to name the Tory cabinet minister who had most impact during the dog-days of…
2024 US election: ‘Is Harrismania a honeymoon, or can she really win?’
The Democratic convention in Chicago proved to be a gathering in the great revivalist tradition of America with…
Labour to Win NEC elections pitch: ‘Elections don’t win themselves. Our changed party still needs our help’
Labour Party members could be forgiven for thinking that they are done with elections for this year –…
