by Barry Turley | Jan 12, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Many nationalists have come to the conclusion that devolution does not work and that remaining within the UK holds no appeal, writes Barry Turley I have spent my whole adult life working within and around the Northern Ireland peace process. Since the mid 1990’s I have...
by Paul Richards | Jan 11, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
The belief in the leader’s office that all publicity is good means they might actually think yesterday went well, writes Paul Richards Everything was prepared. Nothing left to chance. Jeremy Corbyn’s spin doctors had crafted the new messages, and set up a...
by Jacqui Smith | Jan 11, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Jeremy Corbyn’s well-staffed media team are embarrassing our party, argues former home secretary Jacqui Smith Message discipline and effective media work is like good underwear. You do not want to wave it around but you notice if it’s not there. What have we...
by Adam Harrison | Jan 11, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Freedom of movement is not a core Labour value, but leaving the single market goes against the national interest, argues Adam Harrison Not so long ago, British politics revolved around the question of The Deficit. To try to answer this question, Labour promised to cut...
by Jonathan Rutherford | Jan 10, 2017 | The labour interest
The Labour party must stand with the labour interest – and that means embracing Brexit, writes Jonathan Rutherford Brexit has exposed the cultural and political divisions within the Labour party and its coalition, and it has confounded it. But Brexit is a profound...
by Christabel Cooper | Jan 10, 2017 | The labour interest
Labour does not need to support a hard Brexit in order to recast itself as a nation-building party, argues Christabel Cooper. This article is part of The Labour Interest series. Anyone seeking an explanation for Britain’s vote to leave the European Union without...
by John Denham | Jan 10, 2017 | The labour interest
Rebuilding Labour as a progressive patriotic party will need a broader foundation than Brexit, writes John Denham. This article is part of The Labour Interest series. For much of the time, political history moves incrementally. The divisive issues of one moment seem...
by Ellie Groves | Jan 10, 2017 | The labour interest
Turning the clock back on Britain would be an abdication of the national interest, argues Ellie Groves. This article is part of The Labour Interest series. Is this the end of liberalism as we know it? Does Brexit, Donald Trump, and the rise of the populist right mean...
by Joe Jervis | Jan 10, 2017 | The labour interest
Constitutional reform and devolution will be crucial to restoring faith in both our democracy and our economy, writes Joe Jervis. This article is part of The Labour Interest series. ‘You’ve got to unpack … what bits of the so-called liberal agenda have...
by Conor Pope | Jan 9, 2017 | Monday Politics
What are the implications of Jeremy Corbyn’s relaunch as a leftwing Donald Trump? This week will see Jeremy Corbyn ‘relaunch’ as a leftwing, anti-establishment populist, ditching the mainstream centrist approach that has ill-served him up until now....
