It is time to talk to the SNP about how we would make a minority Labour government work
Labour’s showing in the 2016 elections was terrible, but not bad enough to precipitate a change of leadership and…
Michael Foot
Michael Foot memorial defaced with swastikas in “sickening” vandalism
A memorial to the late Labour leader Michael Foot has been defaced with far right graffiti in what…
Luke Akehurst: History tells us Corbyn’s successor will offer “unity versus civil war”
Despite Jeremy Corbyn’s surprising appearance at the Progress annual conference on Saturday, unity is proving difficult to achieve…
EU poll could be “second-longest suicide note” in Labour’s history, warns Frank Field
Labour’s support for remaining in the EU risks alienating millions of its working class voters, Frank Field says…
Healey saw off Benn in 1981. What are the similarities with today?
The death of Denis Healey would have been a huge moment of sadness and reflection whatever the timing…
It will take heart and head to win again
When I joined the Labour Party in 1979, age 17, I had no idea that for the next…
Victory is what we owe to the people we represent
In 1963 JFK prepared (but never got to deliver) a speech attacking ‘voices preaching doctrines which apparently assume…
36 years later – Michael Foot’s speech on the vote of no confidence
As Scottish Labour’s latest video shows, it’s 36 years since Jim Callaghan’s government was brought down with a…
Securing a legacy for Michael Foot
It’s almost two years since former Labour leader and writer Michael Foot died. It seems relevant to question…
