‘Negligible demand, great risk: Labour shouldn’t stand in Northern Ireland’
Once every parliamentary term, the Labour Party reviews its long-standing policy not to stand candidates in Northern Ireland.…
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‘The NPF was a missed opportunity – but the left can hold its head high’
From an NHS on its knees to failing public services to an out-of-control cost-of-living crisis, the Tories have…
Mayor Dan Norris: ‘I’m making bus travel free for the month of your birthday’
As Labour’s Metro Mayor in the West of England, there are two key things in my thoughts. The…
‘The signs from the NPF are clear: first-past-the-post’s days are numbered’
In a major step forwards for electoral reform, Labour’s National Policy Forum (NPF) has formally recognised that the…
‘Labour is placing technology at the heart of its plans. How do we deliver?’
Politicians always talk about the valuable role that new technologies can play. But for Labour technology is at…
‘Starmer is claiming the mantle of Bevan – but his priorities are very different’
Labour leaders love to claim ‘the mantle of Nye’, and Keir Starmer in his speech at the National…
Forde update, NPF, by-elections and party conference – Labour NEC report
The national executive committee (NEC) gathered on Tuesday after an exhausting week, with by-elections followed by the National…
‘Welsh Labour has voted to devolve its rulebook. Here’s why that’s a good thing’
At this year’s Welsh Labour conference, delegates overwhelmingly voted to devolve the Labour rule book. This would make…
‘Young people are a vital voice in our politics. Johnny Mercer, not so much’
Watching the Sky News by-election coverage last week, I was shocked by Plymouth Moor View MP Johnny Mercer’s…
‘Labour has a long and complex history with both Zionism and anti-Zionism’
Louise Ellman, in her recent polemic about Zionism and anti-Zionism, presents her view that “elements of the far-left”…
