Claire Spencer wants us to admit defeat
At Saturday’s Fabian Society ‘Next Left’ conference, General Secretary Sunder Katwala remarked that Labour’s defeat felt akin to bereavement for many of us. We all had a chuckle, but he was far from...
View Article“And Labour’s top baron is…Keith Vaz”, by Sunder Katwala
The votes in the affiliates section of Labour’s electoral college are cast by the individual members of the unions and socialist societies, not as “block votes” by their leaders.But who is Labour’s top...
View ArticleA Labour-SNP coalition after May? Stranger things have happened (just).
by Sunder Katwala Could Labour and the Liberal Democrats govern together, despite their current animosities? It would be unwise to rule anything out about what is a very unpredictable electoral...
View ArticleNick Cohen is wrong about religion
by Sunder KatwalaI think the Observer’s Nick Cohen was trying to polemicise against fundamentalism in his column on Sunday.That made this rather sweeping claim, as part of his challenge to Sir Martin...
View ArticlePurple bookers try to revive past New Labour glories
Leading “Blairites” plan to publish a modernisers’ manifesto, to “reshape politics on the centre left” . It will be called The Purple Book.by Sunder Katwala Looking back at the successes and...
View ArticleA snap election is no longer unthinkable – but it won’t happen
by Sunder KatwalaAn election this year is no longer unthinkable, writes Guardian columnist Jackie Ashley. ConservativeHome’s Tim Montgomerie, influential champion of the Tory netroots, advises Cameron...
View ArticleHow to organise a political stag night
by Sunder KatwalaEverybody loves a good wedding (except, obviously, for those objecting to the celebrations last Friday on grounds of republicanism, public expense or patriarchy).So, when tomorrow’s...
View ArticleFalse choices about Labour’s recovery
by Sunder KatwalaIf there has been one thing that has been symptomatic of Labour’s struggle to find a viable future strategy for electoral success, it is the penchant of too many in the party for daft...
View ArticleWill Progress ever have a clause four moment of its own?
by Sunder Katwala“A Fabian clause IV moment may loom for the ole statists’ new chief”, wrote the pressure group Progress, as their think-tank column sought to stir up some speculation about the future...
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