Labour must become the party of England and Wales if it is to survive
Jesus said unto the Pharisees: “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.” Far be it from me to assume that Jesus was foretelling the...
View ArticleClear Red Water: Lessons learnt from a Labour Government in Wales on Health...
‘Labour is the party of the NHS’, goes the saying. It is safest with us and the Tories will sell off the family silver to the insurance companies. I am sorry, but saying this is no longer enough....
View Article“Too weak to win but too strong to die”? – Unsticking the Fabians’“Stuck”
For those of us whose misery quotas had not yet quite been filled by the two-handed combo of January blues and the (figurative and literal) hangover from 2016, the Fabian Society were on hand to throw...
View ArticleLabour in power is delivering for the many and not the few – just look at London
In the run up to Christmas, as we were all trying to shop for last-minute presents, or in my case leaving it right up until the last minute and buying in a panic, we were constantly reminded of what an...
View ArticleWith Labour in crisis, only local campaigns can rebuild trust
Last year’s legacy is a raft of uncertainties. Brexit will carry serious consequences, but we don’t yet know what they are, how long-lasting they will be, what form Brexit will take or even whether...
View ArticleOnly Social Democracy can give people back control
Most say that social democracy is dead, and that Labour has no message that can appeal to both the 52% and the 48%. But by taking UKIP’s narrative around independence and turning its on its head,...
View ArticleWe’ve Been Here Before With Metro Mayors
With the Government and three local councils North of the Tyne ready to sign up for a new devolved Combined Authority with an elected mayor, the race for the top job has begun. Top businessman and...
View ArticleThe Need For Labour To Own Proper Devolution
In his recent article, Sam Stopp highlighted a previous Labour Party policy stance which called for more formal devolution to the regions. It has always confused me that the Labour Party, with its...
View ArticleThe race to be ‘Mayor in the North’ is underway
With the Government and three local councils North of the Tyne ready to sign up for a new devolved Combined Authority with an elected mayor, the race for the top job has begun. Top businessman and...
View ArticleBoris’s bridge is dead – a totem of out-of-touch politics in the face of...
Today’s confirmed cancellation of one of Boris Johnson’s most infamous mayoral vanity projects – the so-called ‘Thames garden bridge’ – has been greeted with satisfaction by Londoners who have an...
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