Comment “The Lib Dems lied… the SNP want to break up the UK” – Labour First hit back at rumours of progressive alliance This is the full statement published by Labour First today over reports that former Labour MPs are backing… 31st March, 2017, 6:24 pm
Comment A progressive alliance: the radical case Our Past and Present Reality Although the Labour Party has existed for over a century, only once have… Jeremy Gilbert 17th March, 2017, 11:02 am
Comment Let Labour’s persuasive patriotism be used to expose the SNP’s decade of failure and defeat this unwanted referendum Nicola Sturgeon has done what many of us feared and declared a second independence referendum for Scotland. Today… Emma Bean 13th March, 2017, 3:30 pm
Comment Tom Watson: Seven years into a Tory government we shouldn’t be losing seats This is the full text of Tom Watson’s speech to Scottish Labour conference today. Hello everyone, thank you… Tom Watson 25th February, 2017, 2:26 pm
News Owen Jones and Momentum join protests against “national shame” of Trump visit Figures from across the left of British politics are mounting a wave of protests in response to President Donald Trump’s… Emma Bean 30th January, 2017, 9:08 am
News Dismay as new poll shows Tories stretching poll lead over Labour The task facing Labour in two by-elections was underlined today when a new poll showed the Tories increasing… Peter Edwards 23rd January, 2017, 12:22 pm
Comment Neal Lawson: Labour’s polling woes show why we need to do a deal with rival parties It doesn’t matter how much you wish it away, or ignore it, that damned Progressive Alliance idea keeps… Neal Lawson 4th January, 2017, 8:32 am
News Corbyn and shadow cabinet allies rule out plan to team up with rival parties Labour should rule out proposals to form an alliance with rival political parties, a shadow cabinet minister said… Emma Bean 3rd January, 2017, 12:45 pm
News Diane Abbott: Labour must not try to beat UKIP on “hostility” to immigration Senior Labour figures have stepped up their argument against taking a tougher line on immigration and argued that… Emma Bean 17th November, 2016, 11:14 am
Comment The lure of PR conceals many myths – instead the left must learn to escape its comfort zone The answer to all of labour’s woes is proportional representation (PR). Politicians and commentators are scrambling to claim… Sam Pallis 23rd August, 2016, 12:30 pm