David Blunkett: ‘The first year is always hit and miss. But we now need fast transformation, not tinkering’
The first year of any new government is bound to be hit and miss. Not just because new…
New Labour
‘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…
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…
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…
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,…
‘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…
‘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…
‘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…
‘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…
‘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…
