McGovern: Labour needs to reclaim patriotism from the narrow nationalists
In this Brexit row, the dead-end rhetoric of futile nationalism is ruining our country. It is up to…
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Unite: We’re clear – the executive council decides which groups we affiliate to
This is the full statement by Unite’s acting general secretary Gail Cartmail in response to Tom Watson’s comments…
Ian Austin: Let’s not kid ourselves – Tory “cheats” aren’t why we lost in 2015
Hats off to Michael Crick and Channel Four News for trawling through thousands of receipts and hotel bills…
McDonnell: The regions are being robbed of their greatness by Tory economic failure
This is the full text of the speech the shadow chancellor John McDonnell gave to the Labour New…
Luke Akehurst: What would a good series of local election results look like?
In the run up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election I write…
Gordon Brown: Scotland is trapped between nationalism and Conservatism – let Labour show a third way
This is an extract of a speech Gordon Brown will deliver today at the festival of ideas in…
The budget has failed those most in need – now Hammond needs the reverse gear
George W Bush once said: “It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” As…
Margaret Greenwood: The Tories’ budget failed to help families and make work pay
The farce of the government’s u-turn on the national insurance hike for the self-employed has grabbed the headlines,…
Coyne: Osborne as the Evening Standard editor shows Labour and the trade unions must open up opportunities for all
The great British newspaperman Sir Harold Evans was an accomplished editor of the Sunday Times before moving to…
Jonathan Ashworth: Theresa May is overseeing a collapse in hospital standards – it’s time she sat up and took notice
Since Theresa May took over as prime minister last summer, patient standards in the NHS have collapsed. Consumed…
