John Healey Articles

The most important political event for Labour last year was not Jeremy Corbyn winning the leadership election but our party losing the general election. And our most important political challenge is now to work out how to win in 2020 – a much bigger challenge than who...

Whatever Westminster talking heads might say, the most important event for Labour last year was not Jeremy Corbyn winning the leadership election but Labour losing the general election. So now we must show voters that our priority is the challenges they face, rather...

David Cameron's speech to the Conservative party conference has been hailed as ‘good politics but bad policy’. The risk is that Labour's response will be good policy but bad politics. In his speech Cameron promised to make it easier for people to buy their home. He...

Civil service reform. We rarely hear about it on the doorstep. But we hear very clearly the consequences of an ineffective Whitehall machine, and strained public services. That is why, even in the run-up to a tightly fought general election, Labour must not cede the...