‘How Labour should approach the role of the OBR in government’
The legislative programme of an incoming government is often packed with large and dramatic measures, and Labour’s first…
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‘Why removing the remaining hereditary peers from Parliament isn’t constitutional wrangling’
In the debate on the King’s Speech, Rishi Sunak described the planned House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill…
‘A black hole, CQC woes, prison crisis: Tories get taste of their own medicine’
Labour strategists will be pleased to have notched up yet more frontpage stories on multiple newspapers this morning…
General election result, campaign strategy, conference – Labour NEC report
The national executive committee (NEC) met for the first time in 14 years under a Labour government, and…
GB Energy bill unveiled as PM says royal deal could reap £60bn investment in green energy
A bill to introduce the long-promised Great British Energy is to be introduced today as the government announces…
Two-child cap: ‘Why Starmer punished MPs who voted to tackle child poverty’
Few people in Labour will have enjoyed the spectacle of the party whipping its MPs to vote down…
‘Why Labour needs to empower and resource councils in county areas’
After Labour’s landslide this month, the electoral map has changed. This is especially true for England’s county and…
‘We’re behind on our climate targets for 2030. So make action a council duty’
In its progress report released today, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has been clear that increased climate action is necessary…
King’s Speech 2024: What policies didn’t make it into the King’s address?
King Charles delivered the first King’s Speech of the new Labour government today, a jam-packed address that featured…
King’s Speech vows ‘genuine’ living wage and flexible working ‘default’
Labour has committed in its first King’s Speech of the new parliament to deliver a “genuine” living wage…
