Section: Progress Magazine Articles

‘Run towards the defeat,’ was Jon Cruddas’ advice to candidates for the leadership in his post-election interview with Radio 4. ‘Go to the dark places’, he encouraged them. With a shock so bad – a loss to a Conservative party that did not deserve to be in contention –...

Field ops matter in tight fights We are the postmen and postwomen of the party – we deliver the message. That is essentially the job of field operations – the campaigners, the footsoldiers, the volunteers, call us what you will. And fieldwork can, done right, make all...

It is time for Labour’s first woman prime minister, argues Liz Kendall Wearing a Hillary Clinton signature pantsuit, Liz Kendall strides into the room. We meet her ahead of a whistle stop she is taking to the marginal seats Labour was expecting to win last month and...

Labour must not concede political ground on austerity and immigration, says Jeremy Corbyn Whatever your politics, it is hard not to like Jeremy Corbyn. Fresh back from the GMB hustings in Dublin, we joke about his alleged Irish heritage. Corbyn recounts where the myth...