Social justice in changing times
Yes it’s early. But the debate will be upon us very soon. Let’s be absolutely clear: the platform…
Anthony Painter
This election campaign has raised questions about the Conservatives’ fitness to govern
Elections are about competence. And this one is no different. People want to know the ability of leaders…
Labour’s historic miscalculation?
David Cameron addresses the press outside of 10 Downing Street. His government is hanging by a thread after…
George Osborne has provided the opening. Here’s how Labour can take it.
A single graph in a turgid economic document has provided an opening that could enable Labour to change…
Englishness, identity and social justice
Democracy and social justice are inseparable. Any socialist knows that. It’s why we saw the expansion of the…
ISIS and Assad are symbiotic – they must be confronted together
In the last week there has been much discussion about co-operating with Assad in order to confront ISIS.…
Labour’s real ‘blue collar’ problem
As is entirely predictable, the post local elections analysis has focused on ‘what on earth is Labour to…
What does the next year look like for Labour?
With just one year to go until election day, we’ve asked a number of LabourList contributors, thinkers, journalists…
The search for an English politics of identity, locality and democracy
The debate about nationhood will finish on September 18th. When Scotland rejects independence, we can all breathe a…
How to move the immigration debate on
It’s the longest running play since Mousetrap. Politician X says something on immigration to respond to popular anxieties…
