‘The party of service: Is Starmer’s new rhetoric smart or empty?’
“Service” seems to be Keir Starmer’s word of the month. Earlier in December, the Labour leader praised Margaret…
Patriotism
Labour’s core purpose is a patriotic one – and we must not be shy about it
No politician was ever chosen to govern a major democratic country without being at ease with its national…
St George’s Day: Labour can’t ‘take back control’ without devolving English government
On another St George’s Day, England’s government is creeping onto the agenda. It is not English identity that…
“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 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,…
