‘Why the deputy leader matters more to Labour’s factions than its future’
‘Cactus Jack’ Garner once famously described the job of Vice President of the United States as “not worth…
Denis Healey
‘They don’t always get what they wish for: A history of how Labour elects its leaders – and when reform goes wrong’
We are now in the season before conference, when ideas are floated to test support before delegates gather.…
Murray Elder obituary by Gordon Brown: ‘He made us radical but credible’
In his famous essay, Homage to Tom Maguire, the historian EP Thompson wrote in praise of heroes who…
Labour should not shun the Indo-Pacific
Defence is one area of public expenditure where the Labour Party can comfortably speak about limitations and priorities.…
Labour’s class of ’45 remembered
In March 1976, Harold Wilson shocked the world by announcing his resignation as Prime Minister. In an address…
Denis MacShane: Labour should be very wary of Lexit – and fight to stay as the party of European social justice
The lure of staying out of Europe has been the most seductive of all the dead-end policies that…
Forget the 20 point plan – Corbyn urgently needs a decent slogan for June 8
Theresa May’s cut-and-run general election caught the Labour Party without a campaign slogan. Labour had many other gaps,…
“I never want to be remembered particularly” – Denis Healey’s final interview
Last night Newsnight aired the final broadcast interview that Denis Healey took part in before his death at…
So long, Denis
I was once writing a column about leadership and those moments when you really have to be tough…
Healey showed what guts it took to be a Common Sense Chancellor
There’s a certain art to be Chancellor of the Exchequer during the good times. It’s a time to…
