Comment Labour’s soft left needs to get its shit together Ten years ago, when Ed Miliband was elected leader, Labour’s soft left found its moment in the limelight… Sunny Hundal 10th December, 2020, 1:40 pm
Comment Labour is at war with itself. What’s needed? The soft left The ground beneath us keeps moving so fast, we can’t keep up. It won’t stop. This fluidity is… Neal Lawson 4th April, 2019, 1:00 pm
Comment Why non-factional members are supporting Ann Black for the NEC You’d be forgiven for thinking the Labour Party can be divided simply into the two camps that tend… Luke Hurst 25th June, 2018, 8:36 am
Comment Lessons from Harold Wilson – Labour’s forgotten leader Harold Wilson is Labour’s most successful leader. This has long since been forgotten, but the House of Lords… Trevor Fisher 11th April, 2018, 11:06 am
Comment The Soft Left needs a distinct identity – Open Labour’s conference will pursue it The battles and debates in the Labour Party have been framed as dichotomous and without nuance. Particularly since… Jade Azim 10th March, 2017, 2:08 pm
News London is the latest battleground in Labour’s internal struggles for power Labour’s left wing has stepped up its organisation for internal elections following setbacks in votes on party reform at… Conor Pope 25th October, 2016, 3:29 pm
Comment “Labour has lost a million votes in a year” – Smith speech is final cry of defiance This is the full text of the speech given by Owen Smith at the Institution of Mechanical… Owen Smith 16th September, 2016, 1:37 pm
Comment We are one party for a reason – there should be no Labour split I was disappointed to see Owen Jones’ article in the Guardian last week which floated the idea of a split… Luke Akehurst 7th June, 2016, 8:41 am
Comment Oh great, another faction. What’s the point of Open Labour? The reaction to the launch of Open Labour, in a letter from over 50 grassroots members and an… David Levene 14th December, 2015, 8:38 am
News New Open Labour group launches to build ‘a renewed democratic left within the party’ Open Labour, a new group within the party, has launched today, with the aim of being a forum… 10th December, 2015, 8:55 am