Comment ‘For clues about Starmerism, look no further than Barking and Dagenham’ Those trying to read the runes of a Labour government may be drawn to manifestos, TV debates and… Ben Glover 11th June, 2024, 6:22 pm
Book review 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… Morgan Jones 25th February, 2024, 9:00 am
Comment ‘100 years since Labour first came to power, we must ask why it so often loses’ This month heralds the publication of a swathe of books commemorating the first Labour government in January 1924.… Patrick Diamond 19th January, 2024, 7:30 am
Events 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… LabourList Staff 10th January, 2024, 12:59 pm
Comment ‘Tory and Labour voters alike need clearer reasons to back Labour’ Jon Cruddas argued that the new authoritarian tendency in the leadership threatens the Liberal tradition within Labour. The authoritarianism… Trevor Fisher 16th October, 2023, 1:56 pm
Columnist ‘Starmerism is not a Blairite project. New Labour’s liberal quality is under threat’ In 1995, at a key moment in the creation of New Labour, Tony Blair gave a speech to… Jon Cruddas 8th August, 2023, 12:46 pm
Daily email Could spending restraint mean Labour goes all in on reform? Good morning. The debate over Labour’s position on the two-child benefit limit is going precisely nowhere and continues… Morgan Jones 19th July, 2023, 11:09 am
News Cruddas slams Labour “Leninists” and claims party less liberal than Blair’s Jon Cruddas has accused the Labour Party of “literally unprecedented” factionalism, claiming the right of the party are… Katie Neame 19th July, 2023, 10:25 am
Comment Exclusive: Labour must make “wider argument” about economy, Cruddas says “It seemed quite a good time to think about moving on and handing over to someone else,” Jon… Elliot Chappell 4th August, 2022, 9:31 am
News Exclusive: Starmer must explain “massive pivot” from ten pledges, Cruddas says Labour MP Jon Cruddas has argued that “there is a problem” in Keir Starmer getting elected on a… Elliot Chappell 3rd August, 2022, 4:08 pm