‘Need Power First must be Labour’s mantra this NPF weekend’
Labour’s National Policy Forum must keep uppermost in mind that what matters most is winning. Without power, we…
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Labour and the US Democrats can lead a ‘race to the top’ on labour standards
Whenever you visit America, it’s easy to be impressed by its scale. However, what struck me on my visit…
‘The five missions are a transformational project Labour must unite around’
As I sat behind Keir Starmer when he announced his five missions for Britain, I felt a real…
‘Labour’s pre-election nerves must not prevent vital short-term spending’
It is a summer of discontent. For more than a decade, things in Britain have been going downhill…
‘How to make the Lords democratic – but avoid US Senate-style gridlock’
Labour’s rumoured working-age peers plan makes perfect sense, as does abolition of the Lords. However, it could be…
‘How Labour could fix Britain’s punitive, ineffective Jobcentre system’
Jobcentres could be, and should be, a place people turn to for support. They should be a ‘labour…
‘Labour would stop NI Troubles bill that does more for perpetrators than victims’
Among the raft of contentious legislation the Tories are trying to push through parliament in the run-up to…
‘Labour must defend inheritance tax against right-wing attacks’
According to the Times, axing inheritance tax is back on the Tory agenda. It’s a tactic – to…
‘Fair rules on sewage or pay aren’t “red tape”. Labour must strengthen them’
Labour’s offering for the next general election is rooted in the idea that the basics in Britain aren’t…
Operation Mid Beds: Inside Labour’s audacious bid for a Tory crown jewel
Out on the doorstep in Mid Bedfordshire, two things become quickly apparent. The first is that the voters…
