Keir Starmer ‘lacks clear sense of purpose’ claims Labour ex-policy chief Party historian MP Jon Cruddas questions readiness for power of leader with few ties to movement’s roots or ideology The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023
Lazy and fraudulent: we saw the true Johnson at the Covid inquiry – and why his like must never have power again He confirmed himself as manifestly unfit. Those who gave Britain such a leader should carry the shame of it to their graves, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023
Thatcherism is the worst kind of model for Labour Letters: Readers criticise Keir Starmer for praising the former Tory prime minister and her plan for entrepreneurialism The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023
OPINION - Sir Keir Starmer triggered the Corbynites over Margaret Thatcher and exposed their stupidity Photographed wearing a giant poppy (and on a cold weekend in December, long after it is necessary) Sir Keir Starmer writes a piece in a conservative newspaper pitching for Conservative voters and praising Margaret Thatcher. That is the combustible headline elsewhere anyway. The truth — the context — is Thatcher… Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023
OPINION - Forget Margaret Thatcher, the key to Keir Starmer is his view on Clement Attlee A politician praising a predecessor provides a heavy hint on how they intend to govern, but Keir Starmer’s new found enthusiasm for Margaret Thatcher is a tactical play. His ultimate role model is a very different leader — not the grocer’s grammar school daughter but the shy and underwhelming Clement… Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023
Lord Darling of Roulanish obituary Labour chancellor of the exchequer who in 2008 found himself in the eye of an unparalleled economic storm The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023
Crafting a new chapter in parliamentary conduct Given the state of conduct in India’s Parliament, a solution to change things lies in returning for inspiration to the source — the Houses of Westminster The Hindu · Sep 17, 2023
Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that a Labour government would not raises taxes on wealth, capital gains or higher incomes. She does not, she says, see “the way to prosperity as being through taxation.” The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023
Theresa May says she regrets using term ‘hostile environment’ Memoir blames Windrush scandal on Home Office staff and previous governments including Clement Attlee’s The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023
The new towns influenced by old settlements HAVING dealt with palaces and royal residences in this series on Scotland’s built heritage, I am now turning my attention to something completely… The National (Scotland) · Aug 1, 2023
OPINION - Why Sir Keir Starmer may end up being the left-wing Thatcher Britain is overdue a transformational prime minister. Jack Kessler suggests why, unexpectedly, it may be the Labour leader Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023
Green belts once served a vital purpose, but now they are squeezing the life out of cities Keir Starmer has drawn flak for his revolutionary housebuilding plans, but history shows it can be achieved while still protecting the environment The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
‘Offensive’ oath to the King nearly happened at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation In 1953, former prime minister Clement Attlee made a strikingly similar proposal Evening Standard · May 2, 2023
Who owns and profits from the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall? – timeline Key dates in the centuries-old question of whether the duchies, and their profits, belong to the royals or the people The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
FourFourTwo · Mar 9, 2023 'Which manager would make the best politician? Arsene Wenger': Keir Starmer on five-a-side, Gary Neville – and whether he'd rather be PM or Arsenal win the league Labour leader Keir Starmer tells FourFourTwo about getting starstruck with Arsenal legends, and why Thierry Henry was like a hovercraft
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023 Boring can be good. How modest Clement Attlee’s unflashy ideas changed Britain Attlee was a gifted manager, who showed it possible for modest politicians to be successful if they have decent ideas
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023 Michael Rose obituary Other lives: History professor at Manchester University who published on the English Poor Law and the history of Manchester
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022 All In by Lisa Nandy review – why Labour must give power to the people The shadow levelling up secretary argues that communities should have more control in her persuasive manifesto for a better Britain
Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 Labour defence chief visits NATO HQ as party ramps up links with alliance John Healey travels to Brussels for negotiations with coalition leaders and ambassadors from member countries
Chicago Tribune · Nov 1, 2022 Commentary: Britain’s appointment of its first Asian prime minister is a milestone for all minorities It was early spring 1946. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, seeing the untenable status quo, sent a simple message to the British colonial officer in India: “In any case, get Britain out.” The following year, King George VI signed legislation passed by Parliament, finally ending Britain’s violent colonial rule on…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022 To win an outright Commons majority, Labour will have to gamble Surging poll numbers mean the party can dare to dream of No 10, but it’s been here before, and the path is riskier than ever
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022 Can you be both keen on tradition and open to change? Well, that sounds like Britain to me That the country has modernised so quickly is due in part to the continuity provided by the monarchy
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022 Tuesday briefing: A victory that fell short of a coronation In today’s newsletter: As Truss travels to Balmoral to accept the prime ministership, a look at some of the must-read pieces about her policies, her opposition and her future at No 10
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022 Anti-empire, anti-fascist, pro-suffragist: the stunning secret life of Proms staple Jerusalem Why is Jerusalem lumped in with the jingoism of Last Night of the Proms? William Blake wrote a heretical, anti-establishment anthem that was later gifted to the suffragists and used to rouse fighters in the Spanish civil war
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2022 One weird trick NHS dentists don’t want you to know Your inability to find an NHS dentist has a lot to do with the Korean War. The year was 1951, and Clement Attlee’s Labour Government was running out of political capital and hard cash.