So what we’re saying then is it’s nailed on that Labour will do it, then? When faced with a choice, always assume the current Labour leadership will make the worst one. (View Post)

If the NEC block Burnham, Starmer is utterly screwed. I think that will lose him significant goodwill in the party, and makes a Streeting or Rayner takeover much more likely post May. (View Post)

I think Labour should certainly articulate what that should be. Rejoin on current terms I agree is a complete non-starter and will cause them no end of troubles. But I do think they need to get to a … (View Post)

What Burnham’s thesis fails to grasp (and what many on the left also desperately avoid) is that for all the negative consequences of deindustrialisation (a policy of both parties) and the Thatcher re… (View Post)

They should let Burnham stand. Allowing a popular rival to get closer to you shows an ability to try and reach out and unify. Trying to block or prevent them makes them far more powerful and a focus … (View Post)