perspectives

The 2019 general election was a humiliating defeat for the Labour Party. ‘Red Wall’ seats in the North of England were turned to rubble

Perhaps more than any other party in Western politics, the Labour Party has always been a home to contention and huge internal conflict....

To the relief of many, the Labour leadership contest finally culminated last Saturday, and with it the replacement of Jeremy Corbyn with...

The summer of 2015 seems like a lifetime ago. Few readers of this website would have started university or even their further education...

Harry Truman on learning that he had become President of the United States said, ‘I feel like the moon, the stars, and all the planets...

With the polls closing in just a few hours, it is hard to determine what policies the electorate will prioritise when voting for their...

I can’t remember a time in politics before Brexit. Since I became interested in politics, Brexit has dominated public discourse, halting...

Andrew Harrop is the General Secretary of the Fabian Society – a socialist think tank, partnered with the Labour Party. As I got the...

Tom Watson recently announced his resignation as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party after little over four years in the role and also...

The past few months in politics have been characterised by: ‘What if Theresa May cannot get her deal through’, ‘when will she resign’,...