Blair’s speech showed that Brexit austerity is here to stay – and it will get worse
Last October, an analyst at HSBC described sterling as “the de facto opposition to government policy” due to…
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Labour members choose second woman in 24 hours for metro mayor contest
The leader of Redcar and Cleveland council has won the selection to be Labour’s candidate for the region’s…
Andy Burnham: 2016 is over – It is time to let its rows and divisiveness die with it
If 2016 was the year of political earthquakes, then 2017 must be when the Left dusts itself down…
Ed M and Burnham set to tell Remain voters to “take control” at summit today
A series of major figures from the liberal left, including Ed Miliband, Frances O’Grady and Sir Vince Cable,…
Tristram Hunt: We can look to Victorian Britain for lessons on 21st century devolution
At a Centre for Cities event in Manchester yesterday I argued that it is time for our party…
Whitehall needs to butt out if we’re going to really change Britain for the better
I wrote recently about how councils have largely coped well with massive cuts from the Tory-led Government, but…
Labour accuse Maude of “politically inspired civil service bashing”
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has been accused of causing a crisis in Whitehall morale through “routine, politically…
It’s not just what we do it, but how it’s done – we need radical reform of Whitehall
Reform of the civil service may seem a long way down the list of priorities for the next…
We will not solve our problems by pulling levers in Whitehall
Last week was Labour’s power week. Ed Miliband and myself set out the approach Labour will take to…
Miliband wants to smash up Whitehall and put YOU in charge of public services
Tonight, Ed Miliband is making a bold step into the world of public services. It’s an area that…
