Christian Wolmar: Why Frank Field and Margaret Hodge are wrong
Frank Field and Margaret Hodge are both wrong. Like them, I have had my doubts about the current…
Labour Party
Diane Abbott: Don’t forget the Windrush generation – this scandal isn’t over
On Tuesday, as soon as parliament returned from summer recess, I asked the Home Secretary an Urgent Question…
What does the NEC’s decision on IHRA mean for Labour?
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. After months of stern statements, fierce…
Liam Byrne: Rolling back the state will never deliver equality
How do we mend capitalism and end populism? The populism that is fuelled by surging inequality around the…
From ‘open selections’ to the NEC result: democracy should be more than a slogan
Two stories this week provide a fascinating picture of democracy in the Labour Party. On Monday, Momentum announced they…
Ruth Smeeth: Back the Stamp and give our ceramics industry the protections it needs
If there is one thing we are known for in Stoke-on-Trent, it is pottery. I represent the birthplace…
Labour set to revise antisemitism definition at crunch meeting
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. MPs return to parliament today, and…
Stephen Kinnock and Joe Jervis: How to oust the Tories and reunite our deeply divided country
Britain is currently both polarised and paralysed. Our entire political system has fought itself to a standstill. This weak…
Thangam Debbonaire: We must lead on reuniting families torn apart by war
In 2017, a record 68.5 million people across the world were forced to flee their homes because of…
Alex Mayer: There’s no good reason for Labour to have a ‘rural problem’
This weekend, I’ll be in the Norfolk village of Burston at the annual rally held to commemorate the…
