Labour is one party – comrades from Scotland and England must work together to fight the SNP
A few weeks ago I took part in a panel discussion entitled How does Labour represent a multi-nation democracy? at the…
Nationalism
The problems faced by the Scottish Labour Party aren’t unique
If you were involved in Thursday’s election, and the long wait for results after, today you’re probably starting…
Andy Burnham pledges to “fight nationalism”
Andy Burnham has pledged to “fight nationalism” if he is elected leader on 12th September. The leadership candidate…
Forget left or right, it’s national identity Labour just doesn’t get
Patriotism and the left are uneasy bedfellows. For the party of devolution, it seems odd that this should…
Only by working together that we will be able to defeat nationalism
Since before the Independence Referendum the Scottish Nationalists have tried to drape themselves in Labour’s clothing, pretending they…
This referendum proves that nationalism is never a means to a progressive end
There’s the Not All Argument. You’ll have heard it. It’s not all men. Not all coppers. Not all journalists…
If the press don’t report the mob rule of Yes campaigners – they are professionally negligent
Just over a week ago I wrote a piece about the agressive, bullying tactics of some Yes campaigners,…
We English need a debate like the Scots
I’m envious of my Scottish friends. From my limited connection to politics north of the border, the debate…
Beware the New, Techno-Nationalist Right
Since being elected Prime Minister of India in May, Narendra Modi’s big idea has been to link every…
To win UKIP voters, Miliband must articulate a sense of progressive nationalism
Why do working class people vote UKIP? Let’s flip it around for a moment: why do relatively well-off…
