Luke Akehurst: There is no moral obligation not to criticise Corbyn
The lengthy piece by Danny Dorling published last week deserves a detailed reply. He starts by saying: “It is…
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Thatcher wanted the ‘managed decline’ of Merseyside. I want to manage its renaissance
Back in the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher’s government came close to writing off Merseyside. There was a serious conversation…
It’s not the shared economy, stupid – but it does require a collective response
It is often described as the sharing economy. It sounds very cuddly. All of us on a patchwork…
Patronising people with patriotism will not win 2020
Labour will need to win over the socially conservative voters of today in win in 2020 – but…
Dave Hill: Sadiq must mould the mayoralty into a Labour success story
Sadiq Khan’s victory in the London Mayor election three weeks ago has been rightly hailed as a triumph…
The long read: Why Corbyn’s moral clarity could propel him to Number 10
It is accepted wisdom that for a party to be elected in a first past the post two-party…
Naushabah Khan: We feel pride in our country so let’s use this to tackle Labour’s “Englishness problem”
The reality of last year’s general election is that Labour’s failure to secure a victory in an England, suffering…
Rachel Reeves: Queen’s Speech showed the typical Tory failure on pensions and infrastructure
Yesterday in Parliament we voted on the Government’s programme of legislation for the year ahead, as set out…
Chuka Umunna: Don’t take the polls for granted – we must defeat every argument from the desperate Leave campaign
“Take Control” – that is the slogan of the faltering Vote Leave campaign. I say “faltering” because they…
Glenis Willmott: With four weeks to the vote it’s clear that Brexit would put at risk jobs, rights and security
In just four weeks’ time, voters go the polls in the EU referendum, and while there have been…
