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Christabel Cooper Articles
Philip Hammond’s deficit denial
With a hard Brexit looming, the government is keen to forget all about the deficit – it is Labour's job to make sure...
Theresa May: The Enigmatic Prime Minister
Rosa Prince’s uncritical biography does little to uncover the real prime minister, finds Christabel Cooper ‘The...
Unity should be earned, not demanded
Who doesn’t want a unified Labour party? It is obvious that civil war costs us dearly. Following Jeremy Corbyn’s...
Early evening socialism
Like many working mothers, the news that I was the victim of discrimination by being excluded (because of my gender)...
The real meaning of #traingate
Is a train completely full only when every seat is occupied by a live human being, or is a train full when all the...
MPs are not the enemy
In the days after the murder of Jo Cox, members of parliament became human again. Suddenly our parliamentarians were...
A kinder, gentler leadership contest
Shouting at opponents never changes anyone’s mind. It may temporarily bully them into silence, but the effect of...
Nothing compares to EU
At some stage in the early hours of Friday 24 June when all hope had vanished, when any positive Remain declarations...
Love must win
Within the space of a week, two acts of appalling barbarity – one on either side of the Atlantic – have shocked and...
The smallest minority
Attacking Topshop helps no one Politics remains a world dominated by white men and I am a BAME woman. Yet possibly the...
Vote Leave have no genuine answers on immigration
As expected, the issue of immigration has now been fully weaponised by the Brexiters. It is a missile that Labour...