‘Tough talk, cruel policy — and it still won’t stop the boats’
Scrolling social media is no way to truly judge how a government announcement has gone down. But amid…
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‘The politics of security – when ‘for the many’ politics becomes uncomfortable for Labour’
I will never forget something a Labour voter in a very safe Tory seat told me once soon…
Crime, welfare, abortion: Where could Reform threaten Labour next?
“Today is just the start of something very big indeed,” Nigel Farage declared this week as he unveiled…
Deborah Mattinson Column: ‘Labour must never forget who it’s fighting for’
Focus groups can be depressing. For me, the worst in decades were after Labour’s shattering defeat in 2019.…
‘To win back trust, Labour needs a clear dividing line on tax’
There are few things as a political adviser, outside of elections, that makes one’s heart sink more than…
Why don’t Labour’s workers’ and renters’ rights reforms cut through to voters – and how should they?
When millions of workers and renters don’t know you’re doing more to improve their rights than any government…
Letters to the Editor – week ending 2nd November 2025
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Don’t Panic! Labour’s response to Caerphilly should be more resilient’
Labour’s defeat in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election was another wake-up call that we are losing our connection to…
Teal and green waves put safe seat on knife edge as ex-council chief quits
When Andy Moorhead became leader of Knowsley council, a hotchpotch of post-industrial towns clustered around Liverpool, Labour held…
Deborah Mattinson Column: Putting ‘local’ at the heart of Labour’s plan for government
Tip O’Neill, US speaker of the house from the late 70’s, is credited with inventing the expression ‘all…
