Labour should unite around the possibilities offered by a Corbyn government
by Jonathan Todd Jeremy Corbyn has changed politics. Many – not least at Uncut – doubted whether he could. But he has. And it would be churlish to pretend otherwise. Corbyn has illuminated a pathway to...
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Reality check: a winning party needs to win, you know, seats
by Rob Marchant For some MPs and commentators, suddenly everything has changed about Labour’s situation. But what, exactly? Did we win, as Emily Thornberry thought we did? Has Jeremy Corbyn now become...
View ArticleIf Labour is to win the next election, we must answer the big questions that...
by Tom Clement As good as our result was last week, we cannot lose sight of the fact that we did not win. Earning the trust of 41% of the population is a magnificent achievement but it still leaves us...
View ArticleLabour needs a rural revival to win the seats needed for government
by Liam Stokes The general election has given hope to those of us hoping for a rural Labour revival, but also pause for thought. This is an area in which I have a personal interest. In this year’s...
View ArticleBeware. Labour’s grief may well be post-dated
by Kevin Meagher As cushions go, the ten seats the Democratic Unionists are likely to put at Theresa May’s disposal still only gives her a working majority of two. It’s a cushion cover, not a cushion....
View ArticleThis was Corbyn’s campaign. He led from the front. He deserves the credit
by Trevor Fisher The 2017 election rewrote the rules, and though the opinion polls did well in tracking the Corbyn rise and the stagnant Tory vote, the experts largely missed the increasing popularity...
View ArticleSwitchers are required to form a majority government and the Tories need a...
by John Wall “May you live in interesting times” is supposedly a Chinese curse and is certainly appropriate – even without the inadvertent pun! When Theresa May called a general election few expected a...
View ArticleBrexit means austerity and the death of Corbyn’s hope
by Jonathan Todd The Mandibles – Lionel Shriver’s latest – is a gripping and darkly hilarious story of a family and an America, over the years 2029 to 2047, in spectacular decline. In our imploding...
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The 2017 election was a triumph of age over class
by Trevor Fisher The 2017 UK election threw up data suggesting that age is more important than class in voting in Westminster elections. While there is still a class element, the big issue was that the...
View ArticleBritish politics is like cricket – a big score isn’t enough, you have to...
by John Wall In cricket you not only have to win but also beat the opposition. The teams walk out, one is such a hot favourite that when they win the toss and decide to bat many think it’s all over....
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