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Labour party conference 2016 Articles

Stop the McDonnell amendment

My New Year's resolution is to stop the hard-left lowering the threshold to stand for Labour leader from 15 to five per cent 2016 was obviously a total disaster for those who want to see a Labour government in the not too distant future. Disappointing local election...

Did Labour’s centre-left revival begin in Liverpool?

Following Jeremy Corbyn’s second victory it may be all too easy to assume that ‘things can only get worse’ for the centre-left. While walking past the ‘Cool Britannia’ shops that mark Liverpool’s tourist hotspots, just minutes from Labour’s conference venue, it was...

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 decisive victory in the leadership election, calls for unity came thick and fast at Labour’s conference in Liverpool. But, given the depths of the...

The director’s diary

Progress director Richard Angell shares his analysis of the latest developments at Labour party conference 2016 Friday 30 September Not what I expected Well, that was not the Labour party conference I was expecting. Maggie Cosin won a resounding victory in the...