Shirley Williams Articles

Steve Waters' new play about the 'gang of four' is a reminder that Labour has looked over the precipice before – and recovered, writes Progress director Richard Angell 'Labour's f*cked', pronounces David Owen at the start of Steve Waters’ new play at the Donmar...

Labour’s moderate tradition defends constant values, not outdated policies The creation of a special section in the Labour leadership election for people who do not support the Labour party has released forces into the mainstream of the party like a plague. It is like...

Mark Peel has written a perceptive, balanced and well-researched biography of Shirley Williams, one of the most gifted politicians of the last half-century. She was a Labour cabinet minister from 1974 to 1979, one of the founders of the Social Democratic party, and a...

Ed Miliband’s promise to freeze gas and electricity prices until the start of 2017 made the political weather during the 2013 party conference season. It is a policy aimed at assisting people with the cost-of-living crisis that they face, and has had the Conservatives...