Cruddas book review: ‘Intriguing spin on party tradition, but a pamphlet would do’
Jon Cruddas has written a book. It’s titled A Century of Labour, and it aims to trace the…
History
‘100 years ago, Labour’s first government saw the first woman become a minister’
This year sees the centenary of the first Labour-led government, and the first government in which a woman…
Online event: What are the lessons of a century of Labour? With Jon Cruddas, Patrick Diamond, Nan Sloane – 18 January, 6.30pm
The LabourList team are excited to announce we will be hosting an online discussion event next Thursday (January…
People say Starmer needs a vision. But rigid visions come back to bite you
Today, the fame of 41st US president George H.W Bush is eclipsed by his predecessor and successors. But…
Look to history and see the grim consequences of a divided Europe
If Britain votes to quit the European Union it would be like jumping out of a frying pan…
Tristram Hunt pledges: Magna Carta will be taught in every school
Every school in the country will be required to teach the history of the Magna Carta if Labour…
10 social history visits for British politicos
New Lanark (Lanarkshire) The Robert Owen Museum (Montgomeryshire) The People’s Palace (Glasgow) St Giles’ Cathedral (Edinburgh) The People’s…
Why Bevan is a Labour Hero
Last night Ed Balls gave the 2011 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture – we’ve reproduced the lecture here in…
