“It’s up to the Labour Party to recruit Labour members” – LabourList interviews Unison’s Dave Prentis
Dave Prentis has been General Secretary of Britain’s second largest union, Unison, for over twelve years, leading over…
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Aussie rules: what Labour could learn from Kevin Rudd’s defeat
Six years ago the Australian Labour Party (ALP) was all-powerful. As a party, it controlled every single state…
Party reform provides an opportunity for Ed Miliband – and trade unions too
Whatever the rationale is for Ed Miliband’s party/union reforms, it can’t be Falkirk anymore. The party’s statement on…
Labour needs a pre-election agreement with the Lib Dems – but not a coalition
Most LabourList readers presumably hope, like me, for an overall parliamentary majority for Labour at the next election. …
The prospect of an alliance with the Greens is an unwelcome one
Following her arrest at the anti-fracking protest in Balcombe, Caroline Lucas won praise for her principled stand. Labour…
The Superfast debacle – how the government is making a mess over broadband
The Countryside Alliance is angry – and with good reason. The Government’s programme to roll out “superfast” broadband…
The Great Tory Train Robbery
Under Boris Johnson, London commuter fares have become the most expensive in the world. Since he became Mayor,…
The historic rise in the education leaving age will be a massive missed opportunity for young people
The great Labour Education Secretary Tony Crosland wrote in 1956 that to create an education system which achieves…
Labour’s chatterati need to get a grip
The last few days have been gnaw-your-own-arm-off boring. Why is the Labour Party stuck in a cycle of…
A Royal Mail for the Public
“A single purpose company with no shareholders and that is run solely for the benefit of customers”. This…
