Archives The Tories dump their mole By Brian Barder Unlike most media commentators, with their vested interest in encouraging leaks by civil servants who… Brian Barder 25th May, 2009, 2:09 pm
News LabourList poll reveals party’s favourite ministers in Burnham’s top team The favourability of Andy Burnham’s new Cabinet team has been revealed in a new LabourList poll. The new… Daniel Green 29th July, 2026, 12:00 am
Comment ‘Is fiscal devolution the missing piece of Manchesterism?’ As the possibility of a leadership contest fizzles out, all eyes are now firmly on what a Burnham… Alex Walker 29th June, 2026, 6:00 am
Analysis ‘Hold on to this feeling: Change is a journey’ There’s an old adage in politics that voters don’t say thank you, they ask ‘what’s next?’ And after… Emma Burnell 7th April, 2026, 9:52 am
Comment ‘What Batley and Spen taught me about standing up to divisive politics’ The Batley and Spen by-election in July 2021 has been described as one of the most unpleasant of… Kim Leadbeater MP 26th February, 2026, 2:00 pm
News ‘Better the devil you know’: what Gorton and Denton voters say about by-election Focus groups ahead of today’s nail-biting by-election in Gorton and Denton give an insight into Labour voters who… Daniel Green 26th February, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Reconciliation is not weakness. It is leadership’ The dramatic intervention of Anas Sarwar could not have come at a more delicate point in the Prime… David Martin 12th February, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Winning was the easy part. Governing requires a different politics’ The events of recent weeks have been widely framed as a story about personalities. They are not. They… Paula Barker MP 12th February, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment ‘Mor-gone but not forgotten’ Morgan McSweeney resigned on Sunday afternoon. By that point, his going felt like an inevitability. Exclusive polling conducted for us by… Emma Burnell 9th February, 2026, 11:55 am
Comment ‘Farage’s two-child cap U-turn exposes who he really is: a grifter’ If anything proved that Farage and his misfit band of ex-Tories have always been style over substance, yesterday… Daniel Green 8th January, 2026, 10:10 am