Keir Starmer lays out “five missions” for a future Labour government in Manchester speech
At a speech in Manchester on Thursday morning, Labour leader Keir Starmer laid out five goals which would make up his party’s approach to governance. Describing them as “missions” for…
Should we be boycotting the World Cup in Qatar?
You certainly don’t have to be a football fan to love the World Cup. The national mood soars, the pub gardens are booked to the brim, and ‘Three Lions’ ends…
Starmer takes the stage – and this time he owns it
For too long, many Labour supporters have felt unsatisfied with Keir Starmer’s leadership. He has had a tough run, having come to the post during the pandemic, when politics had…
Character staining and its consequences – Johnson’s yellow journalism
Over the past few months, we have seen scandal after scandal leave Boris Johnson floundering – the Prime Minister’s disastrous handling of Brexit, the pandemic, and now Partygate have left…
50 shades of Sue Gray
Now Sue Gray has released her findings it is clear to even the most ignorant of Cabinet Ministers that the government has been dancing the Macarena and Cha Cha Slide…
The Labour Party: Dead In The Water?
Editors note: This article was originally submitted for publication on 13th October. Eighteen months into Keir Starmer tenure as leader of the Labour Party, he remains an anathema to the…
Keir Starmer is no Thomas Hobbes, but he doesn’t need to be
When Starmer was first elected leader of the Labour Party, the libertarian commentariat rejoiced: finally, an exacting, methodological needle to prick Johnson’s pomposity. His early PMQs had a laser-like focus…
Labour must adapt to survive
As discontent grows around Keir Starmer’s reluctance to increase corporation tax it seems that, almost a year after he was elected leader, his honeymoon period is over. Despite starting promisingly…
