Council coalitions: Progressive dream or recipe for Daily Mail attacks?
Good morning. Parliamentary recess continues, so we thought we’d turn our attention to an under-reported story following the…
Devolution
Starmer gets it on devolution. But Labour should be more radical on skills
When I ran to be the first Labour metro mayor of the West of England region, reforming the…
Starmer: We will go “further and deeper” changing party culture than New Labour
Keir Starmer has declared that the Labour Party under his leadership will go “further and deeper” than New…
Councils are more than a litmus test for Westminster. But they need new powers
With just over a year to go until a general election, commentators will be looking to make political…
Tory devolution is not real devolution. Under Labour, things will be different
We need to be honest: devolution with a Conservative government just can’t make the difference it should. Yes,…
St George’s Day: Labour can’t ‘take back control’ without devolving English government
On another St George’s Day, England’s government is creeping onto the agenda. It is not English identity that…
The most radical part of Starmer’s missions has been overlooked
With a narrowing of the opinion polls, cracks are again emerging in the Labour Party. One persistent criticism…
Buses are the lifeblood of communities. We will give them the focus they deserve
Whilst rail dominates the world of transport – in budget, column inches and industrial strife – the quiet…
Given Amazon’s huge profits, few would deny today’s strike is a “badge of shame”
Amazon workers in Coventry are taking part in the company’s first ever strike in the UK today. Hundreds of GMB…
The reality is clear – only Labour can make devolution work for everyone
Scotland needs Labour, Labour needs Scotland. And never has Scotland needed Labour more than now. Nothing anywhere is…
