Charles Kennedy Articles

Change in politics is over-predicted and then when it finally comes, overwhelming. The Labour party with its new rules, new members and new leader it is a different beast. The one thing that is the same is the ultimate mission: to form a government that advances...

In his seminal study in 1935, George Dangerfield wrote that the Liberal landslide of 1906 was a victory from which the party never recovered. Over a hundred years since, from a party that held the office of the deputy prime minister and was in a stable coalition...

With the Tories dancing to the United Kingdom Independence party’s tune and the Liberal Democrats losing deposits in virtually every by-election of this parliament, only Labour can make the bold, progressive case for Britain's future at the heart of Europe – and we...

Congratulations if you, like me, have just completed a Dry January. My feeling of smugness at having not touched a drop of alcohol since new year’s eve is diluted somewhat by the fact that I am a moderate drinker, and can go a week or two sans booze without noticing....