Jon Cruddas

If Labour ignores the need for reconciliation over Brexit the party’s future is threatened

How does the Labour Party reconcile its urban, middle class membership and Remain support with a traditional, working-class Leave base? The tension is not new. It…

By Jon Cruddas

If Labour ignores the need for reconciliation over Brexit the party’s future is threatened

Long reads

The humanist left must challenge the rise of cyborg socialism

By Jon Cruddas

The Staggers

Law over democracy: the left’s constitutional crossroads

By Jon Cruddas

Politics

Labour are becoming a toxic brand, warns Jon Cruddas

By Jon Cruddas

Politics

Why did Labour lose?

By Jon Cruddas

All Articles

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…

By Jon Cruddas

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…

By Jon Cruddas

Jon Cruddas’s speech on love and work: full text

"Love, empathy and relationships".

By Jon Cruddas

Jon Cruddas MP’s speech about building a digital state: full text

Innovation and democracy.

By Jon Cruddas

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.

By Jon Cruddas

Only Labour can build the Big Society

Labour knows the state isn’t perfect. But the coalition is giving power to big corporations, not to people.

By Jon Cruddas

Why “skin in the game“ could be the key to reforming markets

Those with the power to make decisions on your behalf should share in the risks, not just enjoy the…

By Jon Cruddas

How Labour will strengthen family life and relationships

We are developing a whole family approach to policy making that puts equality, relationships and mutual self-help at the…

By Jon Cruddas