4 in 10 people who voted Labour in July are either not a very strong supporter of the party or not a supporter at all and voted for tactical or…
09 Dec, 2024
04 Dec, 2024
Can this be a progressive moment of change for Britain and Labour?
The election of the first Labour Government after fourteen years of Tory rule is a huge moment - as is the scale of its challenges; the state of society, public…
06 Nov, 2024
Trump’s victory is a wake up call – time for a new politics
Donate here to help our effort to fight the populist right. We've woken up too many times now with this feeling of dread in our stomachs. Brexit in 2016, Trump…
11 Oct, 2024
The Labour government must do more to prove its commitment to constitutional reform
Despite winning a huge majority in parliament a few months prior, Prime Minister Keir Starmer went into last month's Labour Party conference facing slumping party morale and growing unpopularity. With…
20 Sep, 2024
A Labour Party Conference Reading Guide
As Labour's party conference meets, Mark Perryman provides a reading guide to the hopes, and the fears, of what this Keir Starmer government might achieve For an instant account of Labour's…
18 Sep, 2024
Labour’s ‘no-choice’ narrative exposes the contradictions of its governing project
Constantly emphasising your passive inability to make choices feeds conspiracy and fuels disaffection – so why does Labour under Keir Starmer keep returning to this favoured excuse? When Foreign Secretary…
14 Sep, 2024
What lies ahead for the Liberal Democrats?
It is hugely exciting to be heading to Brighton for the Lib Dem conference this weekend, where the party will be celebrating the election of 72 MPs! I think many of…
04 Sep, 2024
New report: After the Riots
The sickening flames of the riots may have burned themselves out, but the embers of hatred, frustration, and alienation still continue to shimmer under the ashes. Given these underlying tensions,…
31 Jul, 2024
Why the Green Party admitting the limits of its power could aid the fight for climate justice
The July 4 general election results were nothing short of extraordinary for the Green Party. As someone who has been deeply involved in this movement for many years, I cannot…
10 May, 2024
John Smith – Remembering A Great Labour Leader
John Smith, who sadly died thirty years ago, is paradoxically a past Labour leader who is both highly revered but also often overlooked. He held the leadership for just under…
10 May, 2024
Progressive collaboration in a Blue Wall constituency: Are we doing politics differently in Woking?
A week ago, in Surrey, the heart of the blue wall, the Conservatives were wiped out of Woking Borough Council. They had had members on the council since it was…
01 May, 2024
A blueprint for people-powered politics
I have a dream. And I’m having that dream right now. Don’t wake me up! Where am I? I’m at a political meeting. I am in a big theatre crammed…