‘Why Keir Starmer will need a new identity politics of his own to keep Labour’s winning coalition together’
British voters rarely change their governments at election time. It has happened only three times – 1979, 1997…
Search Results for patriotism
‘Labour can cement its Blue Wall gains by seizing the one-nation, moderate baton’
In so many senses, Labour has found itself in an unexpectedly positive position. From leading by 20-plus points…
‘National flags and identity can be inclusive – we’re right to embrace them’
From the very beginning, Keir Starmer’s Labour has been proudly patriotic. The 2022 Labour Party conference opened with…
Keir Starmer Scottish Labour speech highlights: ‘The power to build a new Scotland is in your hands’
Labour leader Keir Starmer has told Scottish voters “the power to build a new Scotland is in your…
‘The party of service: Is Starmer’s new rhetoric smart or empty?’
“Service” seems to be Keir Starmer’s word of the month. Earlier in December, the Labour leader praised Margaret…
‘Labour can bring back Big Government – and rein in the Elon Musks of the world’
Is there any version of the future in which you can imagine Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of…
Conference roundup: Starmer’s speech trumps Sunak’s – but where was security?
Good morning and welcome to the last of this year’s LabourList‘s conference morning briefings. There’s a few more…
‘Labour must get stuck into culture wars by healing divides, not ignoring them’
How do you call off a culture war? Most of us can easily think of some political and…
‘Lessons Labour can learn now from former leader Harold Wilson’
The subtitle of Nick Thomas-Symonds MP’s majestic biography of Harold Wilson – The Winner – suggests we would…
Labour’s core purpose is a patriotic one – and we must not be shy about it
No politician was ever chosen to govern a major democratic country without being at ease with its national…
