Comment ‘People want New Labour-style spending now. Here’s why it’s just not possible’ Here’s one for you: New Labour’s landslide victory in 1997 took place nearer in time to shillings and… Dan Tomlinson 17th March, 2025, 5:18 pm
News John Prescott, 1938-2024: A look back at the Labour deputy prime minister’s life in politics Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has died at the age of 86, his family has announced. A… James Moules 21st November, 2024, 7:10 am
News Jonathan Reynolds: Labour not ‘harking back to any era’ as Alexander and Smith return and Blair speaks out The Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said Labour is not “harking back to any era”, after… Tom Belger 7th July, 2024, 9:18 am
News Read: Peter Mandelson’s ten lessons for an incoming government The former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, credited as one of the architects of the New Labour project,… Morgan Jones 19th May, 2024, 8:00 am
Comment ‘Starmer’s speech was a full-on embrace of New Labour, even down to the pledge card’ Anyone who was hoping for a repudiation of New Labour in today’s speech by Keir Starmer will be… Anna McShane 16th May, 2024, 12:04 pm
Comment ‘In facing up to the country’s problems, Labour needs to draw the line with the Conservatives on tax and spend’ The Conservatives’ slide into electoral gloom has been borne out by the local elections. The Tories lack political… Karl Pike 6th May, 2024, 7:00 am
Comment ‘Frank’s poverty mission lives on at his charity – but he’d scrap two-child cap’ Frank Field has long been a hero of mine, and he will remain so for the rest of… Andrew Forsey 24th April, 2024, 1:02 pm
Comment ‘I worked for Thatcher and Brown. Here’s what Reeves’ growth plan is missing’ I worked for Gordon Brown as Chancellor and Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister and, for me, two vital… Caroline Slocock 21st March, 2024, 10:13 am
Comment ‘Members have always played a vital role in urging Labour to be bolder in power’ The challenges faced by the Labour Party in 1924 as it sought government for the first time have… Richard Johnson 22nd January, 2024, 10:55 am
Comment ‘Starmer must emulate Attlee in 2024 – and seize the opportunity for change’ As election day gets closer, Labour will face growing pressure to set out a clearer vision for Britain’s… Stewart Lansley 3rd January, 2024, 9:45 am