Book review – Harold Wilson: The Winner by Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
Nick Thomas-Symonds’ new biography of Harold Wilson is titled The Winner, which should give you a fair idea of…
Harold Wilson
Starmer cannot win over voters with legalese – he must appeal to emotion
“New Labour, new Britain.” In his closing speech to the 1994 Labour Party conference in Blackpool, Tony Blair…
Labour needs to learn the right lessons from Harold Wilson
If a few years ago you had put money on the Labour Party looking to Harold Wilson for…
How Harold Wilson spoke for the whole British nation against vested interests
Below is the full text of the Harold Wilson Lecture delivered by Rachel Reeves in March 2021. Thank…
Labour’s class of ’45 remembered
In March 1976, Harold Wilson shocked the world by announcing his resignation as Prime Minister. In an address…
Three key challenges faced by Labour’s new leadership
Factionalism has bedevilled Labour since its creation. Repeatedly papered over, factional splits between the left and right within…
10 ways to make Labour’s communications professional again
Making Labour’s communications professional again might not be top of new leader Keir Starmer’s to-do list this week…
Labour can’t ignore automation – the party must listen to workers
“Let us be frank about one thing. It is no good trying to comfort ourselves with the thought…
Alison McGovern: No Brexit cherry picking – the UK is either in the single market or we’re not
Unemployment, said Harold Wilson, more than anything else, made me politically conscious. I am thinking about having his…
Lessons from Harold Wilson – Labour’s forgotten leader
Harold Wilson is Labour’s most successful leader. This has long since been forgotten, but the House of Lords…
