Keir Starmer, in a recent interview with i, has sought to set out his stall on Labour’s defence policy should the party win the general election by committing to spending 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence – ‘as long as it is achievable within Labour’s borrowing rules’. Two
Nick Bent will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 on May 11th, at our panel ‘Is Labour serious about class?’. Get your tickets to hear more from him there! At the risk of being an outlier, I’m going to give a simple, one-word answer to one of
Roger Mortlock will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 at our panel ‘How to deliver the housing we need while protecting the countryside?’, which is supported by CPRE. Get your tickets to hear more from him there! A healthy home is the foundation for a decent life,
Tijs Broeke will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 on May 11th, at our panel ‘You’ve been scammed! Cracking down on fraudsters’. Get your tickets to hear more from him there! After the recent local elections analysts writing in The Sunday Times (5 May 2024), said it
Professor Dave O’Brien will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 on May 11th, at our panel ‘Do we need a Cultural Industrial Strategy?’. Get your tickets to hear more from him there! The UK’s cultural and creative sectors face a range of challenges. High profile cuts in
In the 10 years that I’ve been involved in organising elections for the Labour Party I can count on one hand the number of campaigns where the feeling and data were in perfect harmony. Far too often I’ve felt a canvassing session is going well just to check the data
The Labour election broadcast in election week has a simple message: if you voted for Boris in 2019, it’s safe to come over to Labour. This was supported by the beautifully stage-managed defection of Dr Dan Poulter, a former Conservative health minister, to Labour last weekend. It was greeted by
Sarah Atkinson will be joining us at Progressive Britain Conference 2024 on May 11th, at our panel ‘Is Labour serious about class?’. Get your tickets to hear more from her there! The UK is in a productivity slump. Getting out of it means motivating people to realise every ounce
I find myself in a place I never imagined, but it’s not a bad place – it’s just different. Five years ago, after a fulfilling 30-year career in Children and Young People’s Services, I shed the constraints of a politically restricted role, took the leap to stand as a Labour
For some time now, the macro pre-electoral strategy of Labour has been straightforwardly Napoleonic; never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake. A rich buffet of mistakes. A carnival float parade of blunders, incompetence, crookedness and circular firing squads. Labour’s plan has been a masterclass in patience. The
