Philip Gould Articles

Labour still needs a proper post-mortem In 1987, following an election when Labour won the campaign but lost the election, Philip Gould and his team presented an assessment of Labour’s defeat to a joint meeting of the shadow cabinet and the National Executive...

We need to talk to about what happened with Trident this week at Labour party conference. Before we do, it is worth remembering the reccurring horror show that this debate has long been for Labour. The last time Labour was in the wilderness, its unilateral disarmament...

Cameron is not just out of ideas – he never had one. Futility is easily revealed by hindsight but when William Hague presented his shadow cabinet with copies of Philip Gould's 'The Unfinished Revolution' – inscribed with 'know thine enemy' – he might have been hoping...

This past week I was lucky enough to have a ticket for London’s biggest ‘nostalgia’ show. I had bought it because I wasn’t there the first time around and wanted to experience some of the star power and excitement from all those years ago. In the end I gave my...