News Labour to scrap current oil and gas windfall tax – but resist new drilling The government is set to end the windfall tax on oil and gas giants in 2030 and replace… Daniel Green & Tom Belger 5th March, 2025, 2:56 pm
Comment ‘Labour activists cannot dismiss women’s concerns over single-sex spaces’ “No, I won’t be voting Labour. They don’t know what a woman is.” The door slams in my… Bronwen Davies 2nd March, 2025, 7:00 am
News Number 10 and Labour figures react to ‘troubling’ Trump-Zelensky clash Labour figures have criticised Donald Trump following his verbal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a White… Daniel Green 28th February, 2025, 10:35 pm
Comment ‘Labour’s 125th birthday: What would Keir Hardie think of today’s party?’ On this day in 1900, 129 delegates from trade unions and left-wing organisations gathered in London. They unanimously… Dave Watson 27th February, 2025, 5:00 am
News ‘SPD defeat reveals need for new strategy for progressive forces’ Comparing German and British politics especially from the point of view of the centre-left is tempting, though it… László Andor 24th February, 2025, 9:42 am
News ‘Do your jobs’: STUC general secretary slams government over Grangemouth at Scottish Labour conference Scottish Trades Union Congress general secretary Roz Foyer has called on the government to do more to protect… Daniel Green 22nd February, 2025, 11:30 am
Comment ‘Many councils are on their knees. More cuts to fund defence would be a mistake’ Perhaps one of the most overused quotes in politics is the famous line from Prime Minister Harold MacMillan… Steve Houghton 20th February, 2025, 10:38 am
Analysis Exclusive: Only 1 in 20 manifesto policies are ‘quick wins’, analysis suggests Under 5% of the policies in Labour’s 2024 general election-winning manifesto are “quick wins”, LabourList analysis of a… Luke O'Reilly & Tom Belger 19th February, 2025, 9:20 am
Comment ‘The asylum bill revolt is no surprise. It continues cruel anti-migrant policies’ February has brought with it the Border Security, Immigration and Asylum Bill – Labour’s plan for our asylum… Minesh Parekh 18th February, 2025, 10:28 am
Comment Ukraine: ‘Voters back spending 3% on defence – but not higher taxes to fund it’ When US Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth spoke at a meeting of defence ministers in Munich last week, he left… James Rose 18th February, 2025, 9:51 am