If Labour doesn’t take itself seriously, no-one else will
On the day after 7 May, having personally seen five years of hard work pay off and my…
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Leadership nominations – what do they tell us about the candidates?
He left it late, but he managed it – Jeremy Corbyn is on the ballot after a late…
Carers are living in uncertainty as they wait to see where the Tories’ axe will fall next
Carers Week is a welcome opportunity to reflect on the huge contribution that carers make to our society.…
Leadership candidates should stick by Labour’s promise to recognise the state of Palestine
On the 13 October 2014, Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of recognising Palestine as an independent state, with…
The Labour Party: A machine or a movement?
How has the average Labour MP viewed the party’s members or supporters in the past? As foot soldiers…
How did candidates fare at the GMB leadership hustings?
The Labour leadership candidates divided today over whether the party should back the government’s plans to further reduce…
“We need to say why we’re against austerity” – says leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn last night set out his leadership stall on Newsnight. Corbyn announced he was standing to be…
Permission to speak
As a recovering Parliamentary Candidate I have many narratives about the election, many explanations about why we didn’t…
Liz Kendall says Labour were “too timid” on devolution, while she outlines plans to give power to local government
Liz Kendall has outlined plans to devolve control over welfare, housing, health and transport to local government. Kendall,…
Yvette Cooper says she won’t buy into the Tories’ negative rhetoric on welfare
Yvette Cooper will today say that she will never “never slag off people on benefits because they cant…
