Keir Starmer’s crisis of faith
Despite its leader’s atheism, the Labour party cannot ignore the religious currents reshaping Britain
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Jon Cruddas
Jon Cruddas was the MP for Dagenham and Rainham from 2001 to 2024. He is now a Senior Fellow at the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life at the University of Oxford
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Law over democracy: the left’s constitutional crossroads
A new essay collection from Policy Exchange reminds the left of a forgotten tradition.
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Labour are becoming a toxic brand, warns Jon Cruddas
The latest findings from our inquiry make bleak reading, says Jon Cruddas.
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Why did Labour lose?
Labour failed to get aspiration or to reach people in and only appealed to one section of the electorate,…
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Kind of blue: why Steve Hilton’s manifesto is a challenge to the left
Where is the equivalent to Hilton on the left? We have not even touched on the questions of human…
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There are no easy answers to Labour’s defeat
The next leader of the Labour Party to win a general election will be the one who owns the…
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Jon Cruddas’s speech on love and work: full text
“Love, empathy and relationships”.
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Jon Cruddas MP’s speech about building a digital state: full text
Innovation and democracy.
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Jon Cruddas: Only Labour can speak for England’s roots in a single voice
The shift towards English identity is a long-term phenomenon that is probably irreversible.
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