David Cairns Articles

Over a year since the first protests of the Arab Spring, and with so much hope, uncertainty and pain continuing to be felt across the Middle East, it is right that Labour is at the centre of efforts to promote the spread of democracy and respect for human rights in...

Labour should embrace the positive English patriotism that exists in the country By Mark Rusling —The late David Cairns devised the ‘conservatory principle’, which stated that an MP should only become Labour leader if they understand the desire to own a conservatory....

We must learn from our past without retracing our steps. That will require a new analysis of the role of the state and the market, writes Douglas Alexander in this extract from The Purple Book Various accounts of why Labour lost have circulated since the 2010 defeat....

As we’ve spent most of the week appalled by the activities of people at one end of the moral spectrum, it is reassuring to remind ourselves of the people at the other end. On Monday evening, the Labour Faith Network will hold its inaugural meeting in the House of...