Alamy/Brian Harris May 1, 2024 After struggling with its past, is the Labour party looking to the future? Karl Pike, Queen Mary University of London Even though Keir Starmer is more comfortable being associated with the leaders of the last Labour government than Jeremy Corbyn or Ed Miliband, this is not a return to the past.
Aneurin Bevan was the minister of health between 1945 and 1951, but he was also a prolific writer. David Cole/Alamy May 9, 2023 Aneurin Bevan’s writings still have lessons for contemporary politics – and far beyond the NHS Nye Davies, Cardiff University A new book analyses the Labour politician’s prolific political writing.
George Canning, now the second-shortest-serving prime minister of the United Kingdom. Thomas Lawrence, via Wikimedia Commons October 21, 2022 Liz Truss is now the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister – how does she stack up against George Canning, who previously held the record? Rachel Bynoth, Cardiff University Many still speculate about what George Canning would have achieved had he not died 119 days into his premiership.