Labour and the Lib Dems? It’s complicated
The Liberal Democrats are gathering in Bournemouth for their annual conference. There will be the usual speeches, the…
UK politics
The Lion and the Unicorn revisited – What Starmer can learn from Orwell
“As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.” So begins George Orwell’s…
‘Cheer up! We’re in government!’
I’m reporting to you today from the parallel universe that came into being in July 2024. The new…
‘Labour must put tackling child poverty at the heart of our future – that’s why we back Bridget Phillipson’
Throughout the race to be Labour’s Deputy Leader, LabourList will be publishing a range of pieces from supporters…
‘London’s success is integral to a decade of national renewal – and winning the next general election’
As we gather in Liverpool later this month, much of the conversation will focus on the progress we’ve…
EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Phillipson: ‘As Deputy Leader, I will make fighting child poverty my main priority – everything is on the table including removing the two-child limit’
Throughout the race to be Labour’s Deputy Leader, LabourList will be publishing a range of pieces from supporters…
Can the House of Lords block the assisted dying bill?
The assisted dying bill returns to the House of Lords today, but what is the process? And can…
‘Taxing banks is a political no-brainer to fill the Chancellor’s fiscal hole’
Since the government rightly backtracked on planned cuts in the welfare bill early this summer, the Chancellor has…
‘Labour’s Deputy Leader should articulate our future – by learning from our past’
As our party is now in the midst of a deputy leadership contest that was unthinkable a few…
Deputy election: Labour faces backlash as hustings gets conference ‘graveyard slot’
Labour faces a backlash for scheduling the deputy leadership election hustings the “graveyard slot” at the very end…
