In the small pantheon of memorable political diaries – Dick Crossman and Alan Clark, more recently Chris Mullin –...
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Peter Hain Articles
The ‘nothing for something’ society
Labour’s proposal to cut winter fuel allowances for higher-rate taxpayers suggests we may be joining the Tories and...
We need to up our game
Especially given we were fighting county councils which were natural Tory or Lib Dem territory, Labour had some good...
Zimbabwe’s future
Eight years ago, when I was Africa minister, I recall being asked what would happen to Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe....
A new economy
Nobody likes paying hospital car parking charges. People on low incomes are least able to. So there was a cheer at the...
Reconnect to win
With the Tories resurgent, the challenges facing Labour are both clear and urgent: we need to reconnect the leadership...
Two-way street
The last general election underlined what a number of us had long been arguing: that Labour has lost too many of those...
We must rebuild the progressive coalition
We are nearing the 10th anniversary of the longest sustained and most successful period of Labour government in our...
We are the guardian of progressive values
Our third successive term was historic but too close for comfort, leaving 20 seats with majorities of less than 1,000...
Three’s a crowd
Many commentators have been quick to conclude that the election produced a bad result for the Lib Dems. Despite...
Safety first
The debate about the role of government is once again the main dividing line in British politics. After two massive...
Future proof
When people say to me: 'you're just like the Tories', I challenge them to look in detail at our legislative plans for...