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Social media is skewering how we perceive politics, according to Labour MP Tristram Hunt. In a speech at the University of Sheffield last night, Hunt said that Labour needed to deal with three aspects of a changed political landscape…
When the exit poll appeared on our screens at 10pm on 7 May, the floor gave way beneath the Labour Party. Like me, every candidate, activist and supporter across the country felt a sickening sense of disappointment and disbelief. It got…
The recent report from Jon Cruddas confirmed that Labour lost the election because it appeared too anti-austerity, too anti-aspiration and too far in favour of wealth redistribution. The selection of Jeremy Corbyn therefore came as a shock…
This is the full text of Jon Cruddas' lecture at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London this evening. Thank you for inviting me here to talk about England and the Labour Party. Thank you Mike for organising it. Big…
Patriotism and the left are uneasy bedfellows. For the party of devolution, it seems odd that this should be the case. Yet, if Labour’s bungled response to the rise of UKIP and Scottish nationalism betrays anything, it’s the Westminster…
The second message from our Independent Review polling is the collapse of Labour’s support in its traditional working class base in England and Wales, and the rise of UKIP. It follows our first message which you can find here and here…
Labour is a shrunken Party. Shrunken not just by objective measures such as seats and vote share, but in clarity and purpose. The dismal scenes of Monday night – in which the Party opted to abstain on the government’s punitive welfare bill…
Both Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn have more in common than they or their supporters will admit. Both hark back to a simpler and more glorious era: the Corbyn team look back to when Tony Benn was around, the Kendall team want to recreate…
Tristram Hunt will argue that it is "time for an English Labour Party". In a speech today, the shadow education secretary, will say that this will help Labour solve its 'England problem'. Jon Cruddas recently revealed that he and a group of…
What is striking about the general election in England and Scotland is not just the difference in outcome but emotional tone. In Scotland, burgeoning support for the SNP was not simply about particular policies but an expression of what the…
