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Five years ago as a newly elected MP arriving in London I remember being fairly stumped by the first question I was asked by a journalist. The interview was about the economy, and it opened with “what’s it like being a woman in Parliament?”…
‘Liberty’, Liz Kendall and Lisa Nandy argue in a collection of essays published by Compass yesterday, ‘should be reclaimed as a defining ideal of left of centre politics in England’. It was a nice coincidence I read colleague David…
Today Lisa Nandy MP gave a speech on patriotism and the left to a CLASS event - you can read it in full below: As we get to the end of this Parliament, looking back, one of my favourite memories is seeing young people from Wigan and across…
This article is from Our Labour, Our Communities - a pamphlet of 10 PPCs essays, published by LabourList in partnership with Lisa Nandy MP. “I am not voting as you are all the same.” These are the words of Mary, a 67-year-old woman who…
This article is from Our Labour, Our Communities - a pamphlet of 10 essays by Labour PPCs, published by LabourList in partnership with Lisa Nandy MP. To win elections, political parties must undeniably demonstrate that they can handle the…
This article is from Our Labour, Our Communities - a pamphlet of 10 essays by Labour PPCs, published by LabourList in partnership with Lisa Nandy MP. He had fallen asleep at the desk. ‘You ok?’ I asked. ‘Bit tired’ he said. ‘They’ve got us…
On Monday evening Lisa Nandy MP gave the LabourList Christmas Lecture to launch her pamphlet "Our Labour Our Communities" - you can download the pamphlet here. Here's the text of that lecture: We’ve got five months to go until the most…
Today we've published a collection of essays from Labour PPCs called "Our Labour Our Communities". They were curated and edited by Lisa Nandy MP, who also wrote the introduction to the series - which we've published here: As we approach the…
Every week LabourList produces tens of thousands of words on the Labour Party, but by necessity much of that coverage is about the day to day events of politics. It's good from time to time to step back and consider issues more broadly and…
On Monday LabourList will be launching a pamphlet of essays entitled "Our Labour, Our Communities", edited by Lisa Nandy MP and featuring contributions from some of Labour's PPCs. We'll be publishing the pamphlet online, and launching it…
When you think of the more radical members of the Shadow Cabinet, who do you think of? Maybe Jon Cruddas? Perhaps Jon Trickett? Or maybe no-one at all. But perhaps Maria Eagle is one of the radicals at the Shadow Cabinet table. She’s…
As anticipated, Jim Murphy announced his resignation from the Shadow Cabinet this weekend as he focuses on his campaign for Scottish Labour leader. Clearly trying to be a member of the Shadow Cabinet whilst running for a major leadership…
