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For the last 18 months the Labour Party has had its head down, staring at the floor at its shuffling feet. We have been cowed, embarrassed, struggling to cope with the shock of life in opposition. We haven't been apologetic as such…
Like many geekier political folk I spent a lot of Easter Monday glued to the BBC Parliament channel 20th anniversary re-run of the 1992 General Election results programme. I missed some of the coverage at the time as I was a counting agent…
Today, 26th March, is the 31st anniversary of the foundation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams. I remember what I saw as a nine year old at the time – my Labour-supporting…
Labour's Socialist Societies have a special place in our party and our movement. Alongside the trades unions, we were there at the beginning, through the Fabians, when the Labour Party was founded. We were there when Labour first entered…
It's almost two years since former Labour leader and writer Michael Foot died. It seems relevant to question his political legacy for both current and future generations. One cannot see many existing members of the current Shadow Cabinet as…
Liberty, equality and solidarity are the political philosophies upon which the Labour Party was formed. The intellectual history of the party from its nineteenth century origins in the labour movement, through the twentieth century, and…
I have a problem. You see, when Ed Miliband says that the Tory-led government is taking up ‘back to the 1980s’, as he did in PMQs yesterday, I find it hard to get angry. Just to be clear – I lived through the 1980s, and hated what the…
Hirwaun, Cynon Valley Constituency Labour Party, 26th November 2011. It is an enormous pleasure to be delivering a talk in honour of Keir Hardie. He was the man whose efforts gave our party life, whose vision continues to provide its soul…
I was fresh out of university. The job market was flourishing under Labour. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I felt that the world was my oyster. I was hungry for a job in politics and I was determined not to be the last of my friends to…
The New Labour strategist and adviser Philip Gould has passed away. This morning we'll be bringing you just some of the tributes from those who knew him well, and adding more throughout the day: Tony Blair: "Philip was such a huge part of…
Philip Gould, one of the leading architects of New Labour, has died aged 61. Gould, who had been suffering from cancer, passed away last night with his wife, Gail Rebuck and daughters, Georgia and Grace at his side. The thoughts of everyone…
Last night Ed Balls gave the 2011 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture - we've reproduced the lecture here in full: It is a great honour to give the 10th Bevan lecture: To pay tribute to one of the towering heroes of the Labour movement; To speak…
