Commentary Articles

Sharing power, and reforming the Labour party to do it, could breathe new life into our politics After Labour’s staggering defeat in 2010 few people thought we could go down even further, but in 2015 we did. We were wiped out in Scotland, have hardly any...

Three things Labour can learn from Australian Labor’s experience of minority government On 21 August 2010 Australia elected 72 representatives each for the Australian Labor party and the Liberal-National coalition. After 17 agonising days of negotiation Julia Gillard...

Labour has a chance to transform the capital  London is at a critical juncture. The city will face an election on its future in less than 18 months, and it will be the first time since the mayoralty was created that an incumbent will not be standing. This chance for...

Nigel Farage is presiding over the Europeanisation of British politics Political history is littered with ironies. Anthony Eden, who prided himself on his expertise in world affairs, was forced from office by his disastrous intervention in Suez. James Callaghan was...