Middle England Articles

It is no good for Scotland and London to complain loudly and ask for their own independence referendums; that is like my household, a Remain stronghold, arguing for independence from our street. As the saying goes, ‘we’re all in this together,’ and this referendum...

For those of us who lived through it, the election held on 9 April 1992 had a profound impact on our politics. Labour entered the campaign ahead in the polls. At the very least, a Lib-Lab coalition was on the cards. In 13 Tory years we had been through two major...

To win in 2015 we have to do two things. One is that we have to want to win, and the second is to show that Labour in unequivocally on the side of Middle England. Wanting to win means being more determined than the Tories. And, however fractious things may be in...

If you haven’t already made any New Year’s resolutions, here are my suggestions for collective resolutions that the party, from top to bottom, should make: •    Don’t panic. We have turned into a bunch of neurotics who act like headless chickens whenever the polls...