Ignorance can be bliss; yes, even for some Labour activists on the matter of history of the party. Yet this reality never fails to amaze – and depress – me. On my way into Conference last year, I was handed a leaflet calling for a return to the 1948 NHS
The adage that ‘America eventually does the right thing after exhausting all other options’ is apocryphally, and probably falsely attributed to Winston Churchill. Churchill or at least his bust, is back in the Oval office after being removed by Biden. He was restored by Donald Trump, the president who –
As we find ourselves at the start of a new contest caused by the resignation of Angela Rayner, a contest that pretty much no one either could have anticipated or wanted to happen. Before we answer the question of who should be the deputy leader, it is incredibly important first
As war grinds on in Ukraine and the Middle East and the rules-based international order is placed under increasing strain, the UK’s security and prosperity is under growing threat. These challenges have only been compounded by the retrenchment of the United States under President Trump, which has seen one of
Zack Polanski has been crowned leader of the Green Party after a long summer campaign of which, at times, it seemed was more about Jeremy Corbyn, than what the future of an independent Green Party might look like. He’s offering a brand of eco-populism that will move the party away
It’s 9pm on a drizzly Monday evening when my sister and I arrive at Lewisham A&E. The slightly fraught security guard is busy jostling a drunk man out of the waiting room as he informs me, we are third in the queue for seeing the doctor. I realise when I
Wounded by globalisation at the end of a long and protracted period of industrial decline, in 1998 South Crofty was the last working tin mine in Cornwall to close. Overnight before closure, the outer wall of the site was daubed with white paint spelling out the words to a Cornish
The deteriorating geopolitical environment is having profound effects on the British economy. After decades of globalisation the economy is undergoing a transition where “building renewal on foundations of national security, border security and economic security” is of growing importance. The recent Industrial Strategy contains many ideas for how to achieve
Like so many people in the Labour Party, it is my belief that the postcode where you are born should not determine your lot in life. I joined the party because I wanted to do everything I could to level the playing field for children experiencing disadvantage. I was therefore
In 2021, one in four voters believed donors to political parties had the most influence over public policy decisions made by the Government. Barely 1 in 20 believed it was ordinary voters. Since then, the spending cap for political parties has nearly doubled and general elections are fuelled by more
