“We are a patriotic party”: How Starmer justified vote for new Covid restrictions
Labour has urged people to “do the right thing” by following Covid restrictions despite the poor example set by Boris…
Patriotism
Patriotism should not be Labour’s sore point. Let’s create our own narrative
Have you received any ‘Happy St. George’s Day’ messages yet? Are you doing anything to mark the occasion?…
Labour must not get drawn into “Tory flag-waving”, says Welsh Labour minister
Welsh government minister Vaughan Gething has said Labour must not be drawn into “Tory flag-waving” in an exclusive…
Until we reconnect power with politics, nativism will prevail
News of Labour’s plan to make use of the Union Flag in an attempt to rebrand was met…
Patriotism’s foundations are timeless, but the future is Labour’s to build
For all the emotion at the heart of the debate on patriotism and national identity, it is usually…
Starmer has the right strategy. Now he needs a bold and ruthless reshuffle
Political strategy concerns itself with two things: mobilisation and persuasion. For the past ten years – arguably longer…
Instead of running from the Union Jack, Labour should embrace it
If we are ever going to eradicate child poverty (again), remove the need for food banks, reduce inequality,…
How the British left could learn from the patriotism of French socialists
Patriotism has always been a difficult subject for the British left. Too often, it is seen as a…
The iron laws of geometrical progression, aka big Covid trouble
“The iron laws of geometrical progression are shouting at us from the graphs,” the Prime Minister announced in…
Labour must shape a positive and inclusive national story for England
Labour Together’s 2019 general election report is an important and impressive piece of work that correctly identifies both…
