Emma Burnell announced as new LabourList Editor
LabourList, the leading media and events platform for all things Labour, is delighted to announce that Emma Burnell…
Emma Burnell
We can’t let the Labour Party split into two lesser versions of itself
Once again the Labour Party is spending a summer at war with itself. The disgust at antisemitism that…
Hard choices are hard – the politics of Labour’s Trident battle
I’m sometimes asked why I write so scathingly on occasion of Labour and the left. Why I can’t just…
Irrelevant to the real needs
In 2020, Labour will have been out of office for ten years. Tony Blair will have been out…
How (not) to do politics
Politics provokes great passions. Those involved in politics care deeply about the issues that brought them in to…
Sleight of hand is no way to run an economy
The Chancellor giveth, and the Chancellor taketh away. And taketh away, And taketh away. Don’t be fooled. While…
Thoughts from a scared and confused internationalist
It’s been a horrible week. People murdered in the most horrendous way joined the international death toll that…
What is the Labour Party for?
This is the question that sits under the debate that has refused to be quelled even by the…
Osborne finds himself in the trap he set for Labour
Tax credits are fast becoming a millstone around the neck of the Tory Party. Osborne is said to…
How to beat George Osborne
George Osborne is the current favourite for the Tory succession. He (along with retiring David Cameron and political…
