Comment Labour is wise to manage expectations – but the May elections will be a KPI Labour strategists expect the Tories to benefit from a ‘vaccine bounce’ in the May elections and the leadership… Sienna Rodgers 26th January, 2021, 3:18 pm
Comment Labour needs to look at long-term trends – not simply focus on the ‘Red Wall’ The first anniversary of Labour’s 2019 defeat sparked sharp comment from Labour politicians in northern England. The thrust… Trevor Fisher 5th January, 2021, 2:10 pm
Comment Labour for the North: How Labour can rebuild the ‘Red Wall’ across the North In the summer of 2019 Justin Madders, Peter Dowd and I formed the Labour for the North group… Judith Cummins 15th December, 2020, 3:40 pm
Comment Labour got it wrong on a second referendum. We should say sorry On December 13th, following a tumultuous general election campaign, our worst fears were realised and communities that had… Ian Lavery, Jon Trickett & Laura Smith 12th November, 2020, 2:40 pm
Comment Why Labour lost so many seats – and the candidates we need to win them back The fall of many Labour seats in the so-called ‘Red Wall’ may have come as a shock to… Helen Jones 20th October, 2020, 3:56 pm
News Over 500,000 jobs at risk in new Tory seats if furlough not extended, warns Dodds Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds has urged newly elected Tory MPs to “do the right thing” by voting to… Andrew Kersley 8th September, 2020, 10:30 pm
Comment To rebuild trust among voters, Labour must unify behind Keir Starmer Keir Starmer has made an excellent start in his first six months as Labour leader. The vast majority… Clive Efford 3rd September, 2020, 3:55 pm
Comment Labour must challenge the ‘Red Wall’ framing – or risk a ‘balancing the books’ trap Under Ed Miliband, the Labour Party tied itself up in knots trying to sell social democratic policies to… Gareth Fearn 20th August, 2020, 2:20 pm
Comment Labour needs trade unions, they need Labour and workers need both The TUC held its Organise 2020 event last week, an online festival of ideas and workshops aimed at… Alex Maguire 16th July, 2020, 12:10 pm
Comment Starmer’s appointments send a message: the days of class war are over The appointment of David Evans as Labour’s new general secretary is a huge win for Keir Starmer. A… Toby Breslin 28th May, 2020, 5:05 pm