The biggest barrier to PMs growth drive? – Tory MPs
13/10/2022
Liz Truss wants to go for growth. But do her colleagues in the Conservative parliamentary party?
Is Labour ready for power?
18/08/2022
The Labour leadership has been meeting business leaders from the DIB network recently. But is the party ready for power?
Strikes: Labour’s cross to bear
17/06/2022
This week Jim looks at the dilemma strike action always poses for the Labour Party. Should Sir Keir Starmer back the rail workers or the workers disrupted by the strike?It is a problem with a long history for the party.
Labour needs to rediscover its common-sense gene
07/04/2022
Unless and until Labour rediscovers its common-sense gene around complex issues such as transgender rights, it will never be in government. Frank McKenna’s latest blog focusses on Keir Starmer’s discomfort over the ‘culture wars’ issue that has dominated media interviews with politicians in recent weeks.
Burnham and Neville: The Dream team
31/03/2022
Jim gives his views on the leadership of Keir Starmer after two visits to Greater Manchester in a week by the Labour leader. He also asks why so few Chancellors make it to being Prime Minister.
Labour’s renewal
13/01/2022
For the first time in a long time, Labour looks like it could win a General Election. Read why, in Frank McKenna’s latest Downtown blog.
Big week for Labour and Starmer
23/09/2021
Keir Starmer and Labour host their conference in Brighton this week. Will the party show that it has learned the lessons of four consecutive General Election defeats – or continue its journey into political oblivion?