‘History and poll leads suggest Labour can be bolder, even if it costs some votes’
Should Labour members get ready to party like it’s 1997? The consistent message of opinion polls certainly suggests…
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‘I disagreed with Frank Field, but he was no Tory and I loved him all the same’
This piece was originally published on Philip Collins’ Substack and can be found here. I think of Frank…
Frank Field and David Marquand: Tributes flow in to ‘social justice crusader’ and ‘giant of social democracy’
Tributes have been paid to the former Labour minister and cross-bench peer Frank Field, after his family announced…
‘Labour should grasp the chance to secure EU visa deal for young workers’
For some months now Tory ministers have been trying to do individual deals for youth mobility visa schemes…
Labour Party election manifesto 2024: Key current policies at a glance
This piece was published in April. For the latest on Labour’s 2024 general election manifesto, read our coverage…
Ex-Corbyn aide Laura Parker: ‘Vote Green’ in Labour-held Bristol target seat
A former senior aide to Jeremy Corbyn, Laura Parker, has urged people to vote Green in one of…
‘The mayoral model holds political risks. Labour must empower local councils’
When Keir Starmer joined Sadiq Khan to launch the London mayoral election campaign, Labour seemed curiously downbeat about…
General election 2024: Meet the former MPs standing again for Labour
Candidates from across the country have been selected in anticipation of a general election later this year, but…
Read and watch Rachel Reeves full speech: New Labour left UK economic weakness ‘exposed’
This is a copy of the full text of Rachel Reeves’ annual Mais lecture as written. To look…
‘Potholes get more attention than parents. We need progressive ways to talk family life’
Whether in parliament or on the doorstep, potholes get more attention than parents. I understand why – families…
