Corbyn’s pledges on the arts are almost really good
Nearly 20 years on from when Tony Blair shared drinks and jokes Noel Gallagher and Mick Hucknall at…
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Fears of a “purge” have their roots in NEC decisions and conference controversy
Last night, Labour’s general secretary Iain McNicol took the remarkable step of issuing a public correction to what…
Corbyn and Smith battle over Brexit but Scottish question remains unanswered
The latest set piece debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith – and the first in Scotland – offer…
Don’t let Boris appease the Tory right – a former diplomat writes to Emily Thornberry
Dear Emily, This letter assumes that Britain will have expelled itself from the EU within a few years,…
Maya Goodfellow: Smith’s plan for another referendum would spell disaster for Labour
The Brexit result was a shock to the political establishment. Many of us on the left were distressed…
Corbyn hasn’t done the detail – why Labour scientists are backing Owen Smith
Scientists for Labour members have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Owen Smith in the Labour leadership election. Our members…
Corbyn’s railway pains: will this go down as a bacon sandwich moment?
It began as a fairly routine video on the hand-held camera now beloved of insurgent political campaigns. It…
Luke Akehurst: The first big battle for the new leader will take place at conference
It’s the middle of a leadership election but Labour’s rival wings are already focussed on what happens when…
Cameron’s gongs for cronies an “abuse”: Tom Watson’s letter to the PM
Dear Mrs May, We have had a week of very damaging revelations about the high number of friends…
‘You must not be used as a political football’: Corbyn’s letter to Labour staff
This is the full text of the email Jeremy Corbyn sent out to Labour Party staff today. Dear…
