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New blogging: Labour's £59bn elephant in the room

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Labour’s £59bn elephant in the room
John McDonnell’s response to the Autumn Statement on this morning’s Today programme offered a fascinating insight into a growing political problem that seems to be passing unnoticed. M…
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I, Daniel Blake: Corbynism on celluloid?
I’m writing this having just returned home from seeing Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake -a powerful, visceral but – in my view – flawed film about one man’s struggle with …
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Why nobody should be surprised by the Lib Dems' result in Witney

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The main story of yesterday’s by-election for David Cameron’s former Parliamentary seat in Witney has been an apparent Liberal Democrat surge. It was a good result, but it is one that …
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Standing up against Tory xenophobia: Carwyn Jones leads the way

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Standing up against Tory xenophobia: Carwyn Jones leads the way
Those who have wondering when Labour would hit back against the appalling rhetoric on post-Brexit immigration and employment coming out of the Conservative Party conference will have been delighte…
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Theresa May and the Great Repeal Act - a fundamental misconception?

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New blogging: Jeremy Corbyn and Sure Start

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Jeremy Corbyn and Sure Start
As voting opens in the Labour Party leadership election, a rather extraordinary meme has been doing the rounds on social media. It shows a frame from a Jeremy Corbyn promotional video, and claims t…
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New blogging: A vote for Owen Smith is a vote for Democratic Socialism

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A vote for Owen Smith is a vote for democratic socialism
With the ballot papers about to be despatched in Labour’s increasingly testy leadership election, it’s a good time to take stock of the debate so far, and to summarise what we’ve …
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No, Jeremy: just ignoring abuse isn’t remotely good enough
In the course of a wide-ranging interview in today’s Observer, Jeremy Corbyn was asked, among other things, about abusive behaviour in the Labour Party. His response was instructive: I know …
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New blogging: Labour and Entryism - three questions

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Labour and Entryism – three questions
Tom Watson and Jeremy Corbyn appear to be at war over the former’s claim that there has been some infiltration of the Labour Party by the old Left – along the lines of Militant – …
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New blogging: Political cults and democratic deficits

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Political cults and democratic deficits
In the increasingly ill-tempered Labour leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents are using the word “cult” more and more to describe his support. And it’s not difficu…
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Labour’s Cardiff hustings: a view from the hall
It’s been fascinating to see the first reactions to the first hustings of the Labour leadership campaign, held last night in Cardiff.  As one of those fortunate enought to get a ticket in the…
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Voting with their feet: Labour’s economic advisers desert Corbyn
What is happening to the team of economic advisers that Labour established after Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership election win last year? The answer is that many members of that team are increasin…
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New blogging: Why I'm voting for Owen Smith for Labour leader

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Why I’m voting Owen Smith for Labour leader
A year ago, I cast my vote in the Labour Party leadership election for Jeremy Corbyn. I felt strongly at the time that this was the only vote that would wean Labour’s leadership off its tast…
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New blogging: For the sake of the Left, Corbyn must go

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For the sake of the Left, Corbyn must go
Like hundreds of thousands of Labour members and supporters, I voted for Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader a year ago. I voted for Corbyn because I believed that he was the only candidate who would b…
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More new blogging. Time for Corbyn to go?

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Time for Corbyn to go?
As the fallout from the UK’s vote to leave the EU continues, two Labour MPs – Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey – have tabled a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn’s leader…
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New blogging on the EU referendum result: A vote for soft fascism

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A vote for soft fascism
Yesterday’s vote to leave the EU is a leap into the unknown. It’s becoming increasingly obvious that the winning side hasn’t a clue what happens next. No exit strategy, no negoti…
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New blogging: How one interview destroyed the economic case for Brexit

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How one interview destroyed the economic case for Brexit
On this morning’s Today programme on Radio 4, Sarah Montague interviewed Employment Minister and Leave campaigner Priti Patel, following Leave’s pledge to match all the EU funding lost …
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