Politics Labour’s defeat was the inevitable consequence of the politics of delusion The 2015 election was shocking, but it shouldn't have been surprising. By Robert Philpot
Labour must not return to factional warfare One of Labour’s great achievements under Ed Miliband has been to encourage an open and transparent debate about our… By Robert Philpot
The Purple Book and the future of New Labour Labour must guard against becoming a conservative force, stuck in the world of 1994 rather than 2011 By Robert Philpot
The SDP lives on – in Bridlington It is probably not quite what they meant by “breaking the mould” of British politics. But 25 years after… By Robert Philpot
Why Bill Clinton is a hero The British left accuses the US president of ditching his liberal principles to curry favour with vo By Robert Philpot