The economic trap Labour needs to lay for the Tories
George Osborne’s idea of a law to ban the government from borrowing in good times would be a…
Peter Mandelson
New Labour heavyweights join debate over party’s future
Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell have all weighed in on the debate over Labour’s future direction…
Liz Kendall says Labour were “too timid” on devolution, while she outlines plans to give power to local government
Liz Kendall has outlined plans to devolve control over welfare, housing, health and transport to local government. Kendall,…
Peter Mandelson says Labour failed on plans for Northern England
Peter Mandelson, former Labour business secretary, has attacked Labour for failing to come up with a feasible plan…
Dealing with the Tony Blair problem: Post-Blairism?
What most if not all of the post-election post-mortems implicitly highlight is the Labour party’s unhealthy relationship with…
McCluskey criticises Mandelson for “anti-union outlook”
Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite, has joined a number of high profile people in publicly analysing where…
We must “disagree without being disagreeable” to win again
In his last act as Labour leader, Ed Miliband bequeathed standards for the leadership election that will help…
Labour will never be credible without convincing people of its economic credentials
Possibly the most striking thing about his resignation from the Labour leadership is how easy people have found…
Brown and Darling are Labour’s most respected “grandees”, poll suggests
Earlier in the week, former Tory PM John Major made an intervention into the election campaign, advocating for…
Labour explore the prospect of a deal with the Lib Dems
With the general election less than three weeks away and polls suggesting that it’s unlikely any party will…
