‘From the Co-operative Party to Labour’s centre: Joe Fortune’s election matters’
Joe Fortune’s election as General Secretary of the Labour Party is significant not only for Labour, but for…
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‘Social care – and how we pay for it – is everybody’s issue’
Social care is a policy area that has claimed more than its fair share of political scalps. It…
Labour defeats Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Labour has held Keir Starmer’s former constituency in a by-election, comfortably defeating Green leader Zack Polanski. Camden council…
Soft press or hard truths?
Labour members complaining about a hostile press is as old as the party itself. There has rarely been…
‘Fix the visible things, and the mandate will write itself’
For the first time in 15 months, Labour is leading the opinion polls. Reform is on the back…
Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘Nice guys finish first’
Politics is a zero-sum game, we are told. That is why no party will touch the triple lock.…
Voters want electoral reform, but split on what system to switch to – poll finds
Voters want to see a change in the voting system, but are unsure what it should be changed…
‘Football doesn’t care about the Oxbridge tech corridor’
I often joke with friends that I, at times, serve as a reference point for “the duality of…
‘A new politics needs more than a new voting system’
“I want to underpin our plan for Britain with a new politics”, the Prime Minister said in his…
Good growth in every postcode 7th October 2026
Andy Burnham’s pledge to the country is “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. What…
