The budget was a missed opportunity for ambitious devolution
Last week’s Budget was a real opportunity to deliver devolution to every part of England, but the Chancellor…
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The leadership candidates are keeping things civil – so should their supporters
Well this current period in the internal life of the Labour Party is certainly cathartic. We appear to…
If Labour want to be a credible opposition, they should oppose the government’s benefits cap
We’re often told that politicians have to make “hard decisions”. This is usually a precursor to a policy…
Labour shouldn’t accept the Tories’ false dichotomy of deficit rises or benefit cuts
“We won’t oppose the household benefit cap [or] what [the Conservatives] brought forward in relation to restricting benefits…
Tackling UKIP – I want to hear from you
I’m writing this blog because I need your help. Every Labour Party member knows that we face a…
How to win the Labour leadership contest
On 12th September 1995, Tony Blair went down to Brighton to address the TUC. Although Labour was by…
Yvette Cooper’s revolution for supporting families is right for Labour
I admired the strength of many of my fellow former parliamentary candidates, who felt ready to write about…
Burnham has a plan for the biggest shift from Westminster to councils in a generation
This article is co-authored by 12 Labour group leaders, listed below. Andy Burnham’s speech last week on A New…
How can we deliver a strong NHS with decreasing resources?
An overworked doctor, sweating in his scrubs on the hottest day of the year, collapses gratefully into a…
Speaking their language: lessons Labour can learn from business
Politicians from across the political spectrum are guilty of speaking to the public in a way which can…
