John Denham: How New Labour failed England’s deprived regions
The last Labour government brought about unprecedented constitutional reform. Yet it left England virtually unchanged. If we are…
New Labour
Blair’s legacy is toxic. That’s why we need a soft left revival
The recent revelations about complicity in human rights abuses confirms that the Blair legacy is toxic. Turning a…
Labour can’t ignore automation – the party must listen to workers
“Let us be frank about one thing. It is no good trying to comfort ourselves with the thought…
Lloyd Russell-Moyle: We get it, Ian Austin – you don’t like Jeremy
It was in the chamber during a debate on the latest bombing of Syria that Ian Austin MP…
Lessons from Harold Wilson – Labour’s forgotten leader
Harold Wilson is Labour’s most successful leader. This has long since been forgotten, but the House of Lords…
I couldn’t get my ideas across in era of “touchy-feely” politicians, says Brown
Gordon Brown has spoken out in detail for the first time about his frustration at his failure to…
Corbyn is dropping the dogma and modernising Labour’s left to help it win
Two years on from the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party, the nature of…
Blair “saved Corbyn” from de-selection
A former chief whip has entered the debate over de-selections by revealing that Tony Blair stepped in to…
Love it or loathe it, Progress is here to stay despite Sainsbury funding shock
It is the end of an era that will have Corbynistas dancing in the streets and Blairites staring…
Brexit is a pessimistic decision, and 20 years after Labour’s landslide victory I’m coming back to politics – Blair
Tony Blair has announced his return to British politics, two decades after he led Labour to its greatest…