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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Succession’s sly allusion to New Labour’s very own succession
In the latest episode, Shiv Roy appears to echo Gordon Brown’s cry of betrayal at Tony Blair.
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Keir Starmer’s economic model isn’t Blairism – it’s ordoliberalism
The Labour leader’s emphasis on economic institutions resembles the philosophy behind Germany’s social market.
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American hubris
The US is addicted to greatness – and haunted by its loss.
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How radical will Keir Starmer be on constitutional reform?
It remains to be seen how many of Gordon Brown’s 40 recommendations the party leader embraces.
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Letter of the week: Money, money, money
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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