‘We’re drowning here’: Nottingham, the latest Labour council facing the abyss
Another week, another reminder of the grim local government legacy Labour may inherit as another council issues a…
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‘Labour conference’s influence has never lived up to its founders’ ideals’
While its delegates basked in by-election glory, few believed that this year’s Labour conference would shape Labour policy.…
‘Blair talks tax, tech and junk food – but is he barking up the wrong tree?’
Bringing Congress and conference to you LabourList is free to read, but on-the-ground reporting on the party and…
‘Starmerism is not a Blairite project. New Labour’s liberal quality is under threat’
In 1995, at a key moment in the creation of New Labour, Tony Blair gave a speech to…
‘Need Power First must be Labour’s mantra this NPF weekend’
Labour’s National Policy Forum must keep uppermost in mind that what matters most is winning. Without power, we…
Starmer backs redistribution but warns party must be “tougher” to win power
Keir Starmer has declared that the “stand-aside state” cannot cope in the current global climate and argued for…
NHS turns 75 and faces “worst crisis in its history” amid warnings from experts
Labour’s greatest achievement, the NHS, turns 75 today. Keir Starmer has released a video wishing the health service…
Margaret McDonagh obituary: ‘We have lost a true working-class hero’
Margaret and Siobhain McDonagh’s parents were part of the great wave of postwar Irish immigration to the UK. …
‘Reeves’ “securonomics” presents a viable and popular alternative to globalisation’
Policies in isolation do not win elections – and they won’t win Labour the next one. This has…
Starmer’s biggest task is convincing voters things can only get better
In 1997, Tony Blair swept to victory on a wave of optimism, declaring: “A new dawn has broken,…
