Labour members name Blair as favourite leader – poll
Tony Blair is the most popular Labour leader of the last 40 years among party members, according to new polling.
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‘Gordon Brown, Labour MPs, and voters agree: Act on child poverty now’
Gordon Brown, Labour MPs and the public agree - tax gambling companies and end child poverty now.
‘People want New Labour-style spending now. Here’s why it’s just not possible’
Dan Tomlinson argues that it was easier for New Labour to spend money in 1997 than it is for Keir Starmer now.
Blair’s government picked as best performing of recent PMs, according to poll
Tony Blair was ranked as having performed the best in government out of recent Prime Ministers, according to a recent poll.
‘Callaghan reborn? Why the former PM is the Labour figure Starmer best evokes’
In trying to get a fix on what kind of Prime Minister Keir Starmer will prove to be, commentators have reached for various historical antecedents. Given Starmer once said Harold Wilson was his favourite Labour leader, they have searched for…
‘Starmerism is about fixing the failures of not only Corbynism, but Blairism too’
When campaigning to be Labour leader Keir Starmer did not want to be identified with Tony Blair.
‘Labour’s desire to avoid tax-and-spend presents many constraints’
In his last budget before the general election, chancellor Jeremy Hunt proved the rule that this grandstand “fiscal event” is less about economic policy and more about politics. His goals were to improve the Conservatives’ electoral…
Sir Tony Lloyd MP’s funeral: Angela Rayner and Gordon Brown lead tributes
Angela Rayner and Gordon Brown have today joined members of Tony Lloyd's family in paying tribute to Labour MP at his funeral in Manchester. The deputy Labour leader hailed Lloyd's "intelligence" and "integrity", saying that he had a "deep…
‘Decency, wisdom and wry humour’: Tributes paid to Alistair Darling
Tributes have been paid by leading politicians to the "decency", "wry humour" and "wisdom" of the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, after his family announced his death.
‘Tory and Labour voters alike need clearer reasons to back Labour’
Jon Cruddas argued that the new authoritarian tendency in the leadership threatens the Liberal tradition within Labour. The authoritarianism is real, but Labour never had a pro Liberal tradition. Blair’s inclination for a Lib-Lab turn from…
‘Starmerism is not a Blairite project. New Labour’s liberal quality is under threat’
In 1995, at a key moment in the creation of New Labour, Tony Blair gave a speech to the Fabian Society to mark the 50th anniversary of Clement Attlee’s 1945 victory. In his speech, Blair embedded New Labour within the work of philosophers…
‘How to make the Lords democratic – but avoid US Senate-style gridlock’
Labour’s rumoured working-age peers plan makes perfect sense, as does abolition of the Lords. However, it could be a mistake to directly elect the new chamber. Helpfully, our North Sea neighbours offer a potential model for the UK…