Comment ‘History and poll leads suggest Labour can be bolder, even if it costs some votes’ Should Labour members get ready to party like it’s 1997? The consistent message of opinion polls certainly suggests… Dr Mark Garnett 26th April, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘We worked on the ’97 campaign. Here are the key lessons for Labour today’ None of us need reminding that 1997 was a long time ago and the world is a very… Adrian McMenamin, Jo Gibbons & Faz Hakim 21st March, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Voters are far wearier than in 1997. Keir Starmer is a man for our times’ It’s so obvious that it barely needs saying, and yet it’s truly fascinating. On just about every metric,… Ed Dorrell 20th March, 2024, 7:30 am
Comment ‘Labour needs more excitement and hope to motivate voters – look at 1997’ Speaking recently Claire Ainsley, Labour’s former Policy Director whose seminal book “The New Working Class” identified the voters… Denis MacShane 3rd March, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Workers’ pay relies on business success – Labour must be comfortable with it’ “It’s not 1997 anymore,” was a phrase regularly heard by those of us who have spent much of… Adrian McMenamin 2nd March, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘Carry on, Keir. Voters want neither more “vision” nor Tory division’ For any political geeks who still insist there is no real difference between the two main political parties,… Ed Dorrell 22nd January, 2024, 3:13 pm
Comment ‘Faced with a broken Britain, Starmer’s project will fail if it isn’t bold enough’ In the four years since the Conservatives’ election victory – marked with promises of ‘levelling up’ – the… Anna McShane 12th December, 2023, 4:51 pm
Comment Labour must fill the policy void on public services and put a focus on prevention It is a mark of how much our public services have deteriorated that the famous pledges on which… Adam Lent 7th April, 2023, 11:30 am
Comment The challenges we face are not the same as in 1997, nor is the economic position The last time Labour went from opposition to power in 1997, we were able to harness a wave… Andrew Dyson 2nd December, 2022, 4:00 pm
Comment Lessons for a Labour landslide in the Conservative catastrophe of 1997 In nature, landslides are caused by disturbances in stability. Whether through the heavy rains of the cost-of-living crisis… Ben Twomey 24th August, 2022, 4:16 pm