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…
Hugh Gaitskell
‘Labour conference’s influence has never lived up to its founders’ ideals’
While its delegates basked in by-election glory, few believed that this year’s Labour conference would shape Labour policy.…
Six decades on, Crosland would have been horrified by the rise of populism and the spread of “post-truth” politics
Anthony Crosland’s momentous treatise on The Future of Socialism was published 60 years ago, in a Britain afflicted…
Gordon Brown speaks out over anti-Semitism row
Gordon Brown has spoken out against anti-Semitism by vowing to “fight and fight and fight again” against prejudice…
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…
