‘Britain can no longer afford to pretend America is a reliable ally’
Back in October I travelled to America to celebrate a big birthday for my best friend. We went…
MPs
Letters to the Editor – week ending 18 January 2026
Read what people have been writing to our editor about this week. Find out how to share your…
‘Scotland 2026: Labour must frame the choice as between change and another decade of the SNP’
The 2026 election campaign in Scotland is well and truly under way. Whilst normal people hunker down at…
‘We need some light in the darkness’ Labour’s Leadership – a grassroots view
I write as chair of a Labour party ward in North London. Here, we face opposition from Greens…
‘Re-election or relegation: why Labour may need a counterattacking strategy’
A consensus about the government’s political strategy has formed on the centre and centre-left. There are different flavours,…
‘An open letter to my fellow Labour MPs: if not the full Hillsborough Law, what is this government for?’
Colleagues, I never wanted to have to write this. But with the Government once again moving to weaken…
West Midlands police and crime commissioner announces immediate retirement of embattled chief constable
Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, Simon Foster has announced the immediate retirement of Craig…
Burnham’s Britain: King of the North on how he would ‘rewire’ Westminster
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has unveiled a radical approach to “rewire” Westminster and encourage greater cross-party collaboration.…
‘Soft Power or Soft Touch? Illegal sports streaming and black-market gambling undermine British standards’
Britain likes to think of itself as a global standard-setter: a leader in regulation, sport, and consumer protection.…
‘Streeting sets out his stall’
At this week’s Progress (or Progressive Britain… the name changed back to the original halfway through dinner) anniversary…
