Labour Would Rather Lose Elections Than Give an Inch to the Left
Ash Sarkar
Time to step on another rake.
Tag: andy burnham
Arrogant and Inept, Keir Starmer’s Hubris Is Blowing Up in His Face
Joe Guinan
Things can only get worse.
Not Westminster’s Whipping Boys
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, the mayors of Manchester and Liverpool, set out their vision for the North.
‘Free Money’: Executives at Failing Train Company Joke About Making Money at the Taxpayer’s Expense
Polly Smythe
‘Roll-up, roll-up, get your free money here.’
The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?
James Meadway
Starmer doesn't need to declare himself literally a communist – just to make clear whose side he's on.
After Big Losses, Labour Must Change Tack or Risk Irrelevancy
James Meadway
The Labour party must change path if it is ever to form a government again.
Starmer’s Botched Reshuffle Sparks Labour Civil War
Keir Starmer’s botched reshuffle has sparked a civil war in the Labour Party. With so many enemies, can he survive? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Mayors Are Blairite Nonsense and We Don’t Need Them
Owen Hatherley
More devolution, less mayors.
Northern Revolt
A tier 3 lockdown has been imposed on Greater Manchester. But will Andy Burnham’s stand against the Tories have longer term effects? We ask the mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett. Plus: Rashford Vs Johnson; Kojo Koram on Critical Race Theory; Rivkah Brown on student rent strikes; and The Sky History contestant with neo-nazi tattoos.
Fighting on Two Fronts
As the coronavirus spirals out of control, Johnson is distracted by two wars of his own making: One with the north of England, the other with the EU. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss a chaotic 48 hours in British politics, and speak to the leader of Preston council, which has just been put into […]
