‘Attlee’s power-with-purpose approach to politics has many lessons for us’
In 2004, a University of Leeds/Ipsos MORI poll of university academics rated Clement Attlee as the twentieth-century’s greatest…
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‘Voters are sick of being ripped off. Public ownership must be Labour’s solution’
Last week, Angela Rayner compared renationalisation to Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget, saying it would be ideological and cost…
‘Labour must show how buildings aren’t the only way schools are crumbling’
Repeatedly claiming a public service is falling apart is a much easier political message to land if it…
‘Out of chaos, a new consensus may be emerging on how to fix inequality’
It is the biggest act of wealth destruction on record. We knew Trussonomics was a catastrophe, but now…
‘Need Power First must be Labour’s mantra this NPF weekend’
Labour’s National Policy Forum must keep uppermost in mind that what matters most is winning. Without power, we…
‘The five missions are a transformational project Labour must unite around’
As I sat behind Keir Starmer when he announced his five missions for Britain, I felt a real…
Operation Mid Beds: Inside Labour’s audacious bid for a Tory crown jewel
Out on the doorstep in Mid Bedfordshire, two things become quickly apparent. The first is that the voters…
‘A Labour government won’t have an easy start. We must plan for hard times’
Across the advanced economy nations, centre-left parties are governing in hard times. The Mile End Institute’s recent conference…
NHS turns 75 and faces “worst crisis in its history” amid warnings from experts
Labour’s greatest achievement, the NHS, turns 75 today. Keir Starmer has released a video wishing the health service…
‘NHS at 75: How Labour’s creation took decades to become a national treasure’
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the NHS this week will be marked by extensive commemorations. From a service in…
