What would good local election results in 2019 look like?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
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Labour must fight for progressive relationship rights
The UK is woefully regressive when it comes to laws and regulations affecting our relationships. The ban on…
Labour would end free movement. We can’t rely on Corbyn’s past credentials
With the new Brexit deadline just days away and no agreement yet reached on a way forward, the…
Should Labour back electoral reform? Yes – consider “the spoiler effect”
At the Fabian Society’s New Year conference, I asked Tom Watson how his views on electoral reform have…
To survive in Scotland, Labour must back another vote on Brexit
Having seemed unlikely for three years, the prospect of another EU referendum is now firmly in play. Across…
Agreeing a soft deal doesn’t mean we’ll stop talking about Brexit
There is an emerging view on the left that if Jeremy Corbyn is able to strike a Brexit…
No EU customs arrangement? That’d be industrial vandalism
It took the Irish famine to finally force Conservative Prime Minister Robert Peel to repeal the Corn Laws…
To future-proof workers’ rights, learn from the minimum wage
This week marked the 20th anniversary of the National Minimum Wage Act, perhaps the most groundbreaking piece of…
Labour & Palestine: Speaking out is key to the future of our party
The cause of Palestine has consistently dominated political discourse for years. Discussions of the injustices faced by the…
A confirmatory public vote is our bottom line
Every day, the Brexit process delivers something more unbelievable than the last. Sometimes this takes the form of…
