Labour party
What’s the future of the Labour party? Andy Beckett, Matthew Goodwin and Faiza Shaheen discuss
At an LSE event on 4 October, Andy Beckett, Matthew Goodwin and Faiza Shaheen discussed the future of the Labour party. Can it unite after Jeremy Corbyn’s re-election as leader, or is it doomed to split? Beckett, counselling patience, says the generation gap within Labour needs to close and Momentum activists must stand as MPs; […]
Book review: Ed Balls’ Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics
Twenty-one years after leaving a career in journalism to work for Labour in opposition, following shock defeat in the May 2015 general election, then UK Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls abruptly found himself without a job. In his new memoir, Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics, he reflects on his life in politics, offering a wider […]
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