Christabel Edwards Articles

Scrapping the electrification of railway lines in Wales, the Midlands and the North highlights the government's lack of ambition on infrastructure, argues Christabel Edwards Last week the government announced the scrapping of most of its ongoing railway...

To win an overall majority Labour must break with tradition and court the left behind voters of the deep countryside, argues Christabel Edwards  In October 1992 Michael Heseltine, then secretary of state for trade and industry, announced the closure of thirty of the...

Labour's position in the polls is terrifying – but with popular policies and thousands of activists knocking on doors, there are votes to be had, writes Christabel Edwards Most of us did not expect to be fighting another general election just yet. I confess, my...

Philip Hammond's reluctance to talk about Brexit casts doubt over the government's insistence that Brexit will be a success, warns Christabel Edwards Often, it is what is not said that sends the loudest message, and one of the most bizarre aspects of Brexit since the...