Tessa Jowell has a record of delivery that is second to none, and I know she can beat the Tories
It starts with a look. Then a double take. Then a smile. A moment to work up the…
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What is QEP? The consequences of Corbyn’s monetary policy
It is rare for a week to begin with a dispute over quantitative easing; yet this is what…
Labour must face up to the reality of the general election defeat
I suppose the first thing to say about me is that I’m not a Labour Party insider. I’m…
We must embrace the politics of the possible
Every decision I have to make as Mayor of Liverpool is hard these days. Rationing services. Cutting budgets.…
London can show the world it is a land of opportunity by electing its first BAME Mayor
The year is 2015 and yet the Labour party has struggled to put forward a credible candidate from…
Not One Member One Vote but One Member Four Preferences
Like most Labour Party Members the general mud-slinging and name calling on social media about the Leadership contest…
How do you remove a Labour leader?
Following May’s defeat, senior Labour figures such as Alastair Campbell and Tristram Hunt called for a simpler mechanism…
What sort of Labour Party do we want?
We have all talked a lot over the last few weeks about what kind of Leader we want…
Jon Cruddas is wrong: the evidence actually proves Labour need a clearer anti-austerity agenda
Jon Cruddas has today argued, as part of his independent inquiry into Labour’s election loss, that ‘the Tories didn’t…
The Calais crisis highlights the poverty of Tory immigration policies
The continuing crisis in Calais is a mess. It has not only hit trade and tourism between the…
