Tory MP urges “rethink” on tax credits as former PMs blast Government over poverty
George Osborne faces another tough day over the tax credits debacle. The Conservatives have been attacked over their…
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The Eighteenth Brumaire of Jeremy Corbyn
It has been an extraordinary time for the Labour Party. After a second shattering electoral defeat Labour’s world…
The last Labour Government must be ‘put to bed’, says Progress
The last Labour Government should not be the inspiration for the next, according to Progress, in the latest…
Forget left or right, it’s national identity Labour just doesn’t get
Patriotism and the left are uneasy bedfellows. For the party of devolution, it seems odd that this should…
Building a modern movement
More than one week into the voting period for Labour’s leadership election, many party members will have probably…
Gordon Brown backs Yvette Cooper for Labour leader
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed that he is backing Yvette Cooper for Labour leader. At a…
Brown’s speech was good, bad, and utterly terrifying
In some ways, Gordon Brown’s speech today made sense. In other ways, it didn’t. But most of all,…
‘Our mission: Power for a purpose’ – full text of Gordon Brown’s speech
I am here to talk about our mission. The reason we joined the Labour Party. The values we…
How do you remove a Labour leader?
Following May’s defeat, senior Labour figures such as Alastair Campbell and Tristram Hunt called for a simpler mechanism…
Who are Labour’s most successful leaders?
One of the up sides to having blogged for nine years is that there are certain key posts…
