‘Credible and radical’: John Smith remembered 30 years after his death
Yvette Cooper and others have paid tribute to former Labour leader John Smith 30 years on from his…
John Smith
Murray Elder obituary by Gordon Brown: ‘He made us radical but credible’
In his famous essay, Homage to Tom Maguire, the historian EP Thompson wrote in praise of heroes who…
Best Labour leaders we never had: Bryan Gould
In 1992, John Smith was elected Labour Party leader with 91% of the tripartite electoral college of MPs,…
Labour should borrow more than John Smith’s charter for employment rights
Listening last week to our Shadow Employment Rights Secretary, Andy McDonald, setting out the party’s vision on workers’…
The first Labour party political broadcasts of Starmer’s predecessors
Keir Starmer aired his first party political broadcast (PPB) as Labour leader on Wednesday, which readers can watch…
‘The opportunity to serve – that is all we ask’: Tom Watson on the late John Smith
Below is the full text of Tom Watson’s memorial lecture marking the 25th anniversary of John Smith’s death.…
‘John Smith would’ve backed a People’s Vote’: Watson’s memorial lecture
Tom Watson will deliver a memorial lecture today to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of John…
Luke Akehurst: We will try to find common ground in party democracy review – but registered supporters must go
In terms of Labour Party history it’s not surprising or unusual that Jeremy Corbyn has initiated a review…
Margaret Beckett becomes longest serving woman MP in history
Margaret Beckett has become the longest serving woman MP of all time. Beckett has in total the longest…
Mark Lazarowicz: Labour needs to develop its vision of what a federal UK would look like – and Gordon is the man who can help
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale’s backing for a people’s constitutional convention to transform the UK into a federal…
