A Labour government would be free to hugely expand housebuilding in London’s commuter belt- helping its voters move there.
To go from opposition to government in a single election requires Starmer to move on from the Corbyn era as quickly as possible. Driving his predecessor and his acolytes out of the party – even via the courts – is the fastest way to do that.
The tragedy of the puritan is that they will never actually be free of “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be having a good time”.
In contrast with the Prime Minister, who made five specific commitments, the Labour leader told the nation that he will have objectives and will unveil them soon.
Labour cannot dismantle the British nation as a political community and expect it to long endure as a taxpaying one.
As we know, simply paying poorer parts of the country more will not abolish inequality – or the Barnett Formula would have gone years ago.
Stopping MPs for making an income outside of Parliament would further dilute the quality of the Commons.
To avoid a 1997-style wipe-out, the aim is to imitate the strategy of John Major’s remarkable victory from five years earlier.
Threatening to run against Khan in 2024 is Corbyn’s way of leveraging back into Labour. But the members are increasingly resistant to his siren calls as they get ever-closer to returning to power.
The market reaction to the mini-Budget raises questions over whether the Opposition could fund their own prospectus without a financial panic.
A brief series highlighting how the Labour Party used to be intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich, as long as they paid their taxes.
A brief series highlighting how the Labour Party used to be intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich, as long as they paid their taxes.
Labour only wins when it understands aspiration. British voters want stability, not a revolution. Starmer showed today that is a lesson he has learned.
A brief series highlighting how the Labour Party used to be intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich, as long as they paid their taxes.
As the Government goes off in a radical new direction, he will hope to show he has made his party sensible.