The party’s centre ground won’t be able to shut out the far left like it did in the 1980s.
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Despite attempts to curb union power, they still exert a huge amount of influence over the Labour Party.
The Labour Party leader faces a hostile press, but needs a better media strategy.
Morale may be low among parliamentarians, but newly released accounts offer reasons to be cheerful.
Owen Smith, a relative newcomer to parliament, is taking on Jeremy Corbyn. But which one can fix their broken party?
How can British politics win back the trust of young voters?
The party has quarelled before – but this is surely its darkest hour.
Similar issues divide the party today as in the 1980s – the question is whether it can survive them this time.
They signed up in their droves to vote in the last leadership election, but will they back Corbyn again?
Clive Lewis and Lisa Nandy could appeal to both parliamentarians and party members.
BBC editorial decisions cast Labour voters as onlookers in the referendum campaign.
Are women only selected for leadership when (and only when) there is a high risk of failure?
The Brexit vote was the outcome of the disillusionment and disengagement that have permeated the UK. Many Europeans share that mood, which is why both the UK and EU need radical democratic surgery.
After voting no confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn, angry MPs should think about forming an SDP-style alliance on the centre left.
Labour and the Conservatives have faced crises in the past… Just not at the same time.
Party leader Angus Robertson thinks his party should trump Labour, since Jeremy Corbyn no longer commands the confidence of his MPs.
How can Jeremy Corbyn insist that he isn’t budging, despite a no confidence vote?
If the angry voters of Britain remain divided, perhaps a split is the best option for the warring opposition.
George Osborne has sought to reassure markets, but the referendum result has sparked a chain of painful events at a time when Britain has no means to protect itself.
The end of a sorry chapter for Labour is nigh – but the next is being written on the hoof.
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