Labour will always need a John Prescott
In divided times, the former deputy prime minister held the movement together.
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The return of the Blairites
Keir Starmer’s new appointments show he isn’t bound by Labour’s past factional divides.
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Hamish Falconer: “We will be forming a government under much harder conditions than 1997”
The Labour rising star on growing up with a father in Blair’s cabinet and his years as chief negotiator with…
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Starmerism is not at war with Blairism
A focus on serving working people is the golden thread that connects Keir Starmer’s Labour and Tony Blair’s.
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New Labour would have already nationalised Thames Water
The example of Railtrack should remind us that even business-friendly governments aren’t always averse to public ownership.
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Mission-driven government: what’s the big idea?
How Labour’s five missions could transform public service delivery.
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Inside the Labour left’s split
The rise of a “New Left” grouping has exposed divisions within the Socialist Campaign Group.
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Liam Byrne: “New Labour economics is history”
The former cabinet minister on why he hopes his new book on wealth inequality will overshadow “that wretched leaving note”.
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Keir Starmer’s uneasy relationship with New Labour
The Labour leader is increasingly critical of Tony Blair’s legacy.
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Labour’s quiet radicalism is getting louder
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are championing an agenda significantly to the left of New Labour.
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We still don’t know what Keir Starmer believes in
Is the Labour leader’s embrace of the Blairites tactical or ideological?
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You Ask Us: is Starmer haunted by Blair, and how do you raise voter turnout?
Anoosh Chakelian and Freddie Hayward answer listener questions on the New Statesman Podcast.
Keir Starmer will bury Blairism
In office, circumstances will force the Labour leader to break with his party’s liberal progressivism.
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Tony Blair: “If I was back in front-line politics…”
Labour’s former prime minister on the AI revolution, the curse of Brexit and what Keir Starmer must do to win.
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David Blunkett: “Labour needs to be radical but not scary”
The former home secretary on how Keir Starmer can convince voters and what Rachel Reeves is getting right.
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What’s the point of Labour when there’s less money to spend?
Keir Starmer needs a strategy for an era of economic scarcity.
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The NHS: a history of political interference
The health service was opposed by doctors from the start, and has suffered decades of ministerial harm. Can Labour fix…
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The secret life of an election pledge
Labour and Conservative manifesto writers reveal the untold story of these vital documents.
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How will Fleet Street vote at the next general election?
The next UK election could be the first at which the Murdoch papers do not back the winning party.
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A Tony Blair rock opera? Get me out of here!
My friend turned to me at one stage and whispered “help” with the desperation of someone seeking rescue from the…
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