How to win the Labour leadership contest
On 12th September 1995, Tony Blair went down to Brighton to address the TUC. Although Labour was by…
Stefan Stern
The idea of Europe
Almost 31 years ago the French President, Francois Mitterrand, and the West German chancellor, Helmut Kohl, visited the…
Things will change and the readiness is all
The Sunday newspapers are always looking for something a bit different, and it is tempting for politicians to try…
How are the leadership candidates faring so far?
Choose your least irritating sporting metaphor (or cliché): it’s a marathon not a sprint, it’s a game of…
Face the facts about political reality
Clearly we are living in deflationary times. In 1981 when you wanted to find economists who would criticise…
The state we’re in
Has the US government spent too much supporting the businessman and entrepreneur Elon Musk? According to the Los Angeles…
Only losers make concession speeches
Yes: it is time to concede and move on. Inequality doesn’t matter, social democracy is finished, the Conservatives…
Joint editorial: LabourList remains committed to impartiality and fairness
As most of you will be aware, yesterday Mark Ferguson stepped down as Editor of LabourList after almost…
Campaign 2015 – Tales of the Unexpected
It was not supposed to be like this. Coming in to the general election campaign the Conservatives were…
The reality-based community must make a stand
Realism and responsibility are two of the themes to emerge in Labour’s manifesto, published today. The party wants…
