‘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…
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‘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”…
‘Scrapping BTECs is disastrous. Labour would be right to pause the plan’
Labour’s approach to policymaking is not unlike that of Italian football teams in years gone by – cautious,…
‘Out of chaos, a new consensus may be emerging on how to fix inequality’
It is the biggest act of wealth destruction on record. We knew Trussonomics was a catastrophe, but now…
‘There are practical ways for Labour to tackle the fraud epidemic’
In her recent letter to the Home Secretary, Emily Thornberry’s criticism of the government’s recently launched Fraud Strategy…
