Aneurin Bevan was the minister of health between 1945 and 1951, but he was also a prolific writer.
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A new book analyses the Labour politician’s prolific political writing.
“Hey Rish, it’s me. Just calling to say soz about Swindon.”
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Not a knockout blow but important gains for the opposition.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer visits Blackpool ahead of local elections on May 4.
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There’s a lot to play for in the final big electoral test before the next national vote, especially in northern regions where Labour hopes to make a comeback.
Jeremy Corbyn speaks to constituents in 2017.
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Newcomers have in fact proven much more successful at running as independents than big name politicians.
Labour’s attack ad.
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Beyond the ethical questions raised by an ad suggesting the prime minister doesn’t believe in sending sex offenders to prison is the matter of whether such negative campaigning even works.
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He’s a man on five missions but he’ll need to learn from his predecessors to lead Labour back to power after over a decade out of it.
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi looks on during a party campaign rally in Lagos.
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Peter Obi is leading a ‘third force’ that might spring surprises in Nigeria’s presidential election.
Young Nigerians rallying to support Labour candidate Peter Obi consider themselves part of the ‘Obi-dient’ movement.
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An expert on Nigerian political history explains why the 2023 elections are unique and critical.
The Circus by Georges Seurat (1891).
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An expert in the circus in literature and culture explains the root of its resonance as a political metaphor – and why circus performers object to it.
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The public still does not know what the opposition party stands for. Inspiration could come from a surprising source.
Keir Starmer with Gordon Brown and Scottish Labour party leader Anas Sarwar, both of whom served on the review panel.
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The plan to abolish the House of Lords has drawn the most attention but Labour is also proposing radical changes to how power is distributed.
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Gordon Brown’s proposals include hefty devolution and House of Lords reform but one change that could have the biggest impact is nowhere to be seen.
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Labour and Conservatives share a desire to wean the UK off a dependency on migrant labour.
Six former UK prime ministers and a potential new one in Labour’s Keir Starmer.
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The gravity of the current situation is obscuring a less visible crisis – a failure of political imagination
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When government whips turned a vote on fracking into a vote of confidence in the government, confusion ensued.
Another prime minister shown the door.
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Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust.
The cabinet having an absolute hoot at their annual conference in Birmingham.
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It’s bad for the party of government – and the closer you look, the worse it gets.
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A state-owned start-up to promote renewables must be only a first step towards energy justice.
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Forming a pact with the Liberal Democrats would make electoral sense in England – but Keir Starmer does not see it as a risk worth taking.
The dire economic outlook means bolder choices will be needed for an opposition party looking to win the next election.