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Learning Lessons: Pushing Back
LUCY SHAW: A technology-driven, community-focused campaign helped Labour secure unexpected gains in Kensington and Chelsea
Read more Elections / Communities
Learning Lessons: After the storm
JOE DROMEY: The local elections were a near disaster. To rebuild its coalition, Labour must reach out to both progressive and working-class voters
Read more Populism / Elections / Public Services
Learning Lessons: Looking Ahead
MARK DRAKEFORD: Wales was once at the beating heart of Labour’s electoral coalition — rebuilding it, will require reconnecting with civil society
Read more Populism / Communities / Wales
Learning Lessons: Shared Purpose
JAMES FRITH MP: Labour needs a mixture of patriotism and pragmatism if it is to rebuild trust among the electorate
Read more Populism / Communities / England and Labour
Learning Lessons: Hard Won
ED TURNER: A three-pronged strategy centred on local issues, strong candidates, and a close relationship with the electorate was key to success in Oxford’s success
Read more Elections / Populism / Economy
Learning Lessons: Planning Ahead
RYAN WAIN AND MARION ATKINSON: The anti-establishment spirit behind the local election results can be countered with fresh ideas and a bold plan
Read more Populism / Communities
Learning Lessons: Fresh Start
AROOJ SHAH: We must maintain a relentless focus on local services and opportunities if we are to repair our fractured political landscape
Read more Elections / Communities
Learning Lessons: The Scotland Question
CATRIONA MUNRO: Scottish Labour faced a delicate balancing act in the Holyrood elections — only by restoring public hope for change can it secure success at the next election
Read more Scotland / Populism / Devolution
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Learning Lessons: Reimagined Britain
2 June 2026
RICHARD PARKER: The fight against populism starts with community renewal
Continue Reading Populism / Communities
Learning Lessons: Wrong Path
28 May 2026
BELLA SANKEY: To reconnect with disaffected progressive voters, the government must take a more holistic approach to immigration
Continue Reading Populism / Immigration
Bitter Pill
27 May 2026
TIM SHAND: As the far right capitalises on young men’s alienation, progressives must confront misogyny and the crisis in men’s mental health together
Continue Reading Women / Populism
Learning Lessons: Battle Cry
22 May 2026
KATHERINE SANGSTER: In an era of fragmented politics and a fractured electorate, Scottish Labour must reconnect with voters’ values to rebuild trust
Continue Reading Scotland / Populism / Communities
Bridging the gap
12 May 2026
DANIELLA JENKINS: To ensure economic prosperity, Labour must meet women's inequalities head on
Continue Reading Women / Inequality
One voice
5 May 2026
JACK MEREDITH: Better bargaining infrastructure would ensure Labour's workers' rights agenda makes a difference
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Building skills
This report examines the workforce and skills crisis facing the sector, with a particular focus on both the construction industry and engineering and building services trades. It sets out key policy recommendations to address the crisis and outlines ...
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Common Endeavour
In this series of essays, Labour MPs from across the ‘broad centre’ of the party set out how Labour can apply its values to the problems we face in the second quarter of the 21st century. The collection centres around four generational challenges: af...
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Uneven ground
In this pamphlet, drawing on British Election Study data, James Prentice examines why Labour has struggled to hold together its 2024 coalition and sets out how a new progressive coalition can be built.
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Pressing Reset
Rejoining the EU is not an immediate prospect. But in an increasingly uncertain world – and with public opinion in favour of greater cooperation – now is the time to revisit our relationship with our European allies. This collection brings together e...
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Housing the future
This report sets out how the next Scottish government should use its powers to deliver a significant increase in housebuilding rates and tackle high housing costs. It analyses the main impacts of the housing emergency, and examines why Scotland hasn’...
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Adopt, innovate, transform
Drawing on survey data and insights from three focus groups, this report examines the challenges civil servants face in shaping the government’s AI agenda. It sets out five priorities to help address these challenges and unlock the full potential of ...
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Anatomy of success
This paper draws on previous lessons from past health service modernisation initiatives. It identifies key decisions the government must get right, if it wants to achieve its health goals over the next decade and deliver world-class care to all.
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Testing Times
The aim of this collection of short essays, edited by Ed Turner, Luke Raikes and Iggy Wood, is to dive into debates about devolution across Europe, often triggered by experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, to inform the UK as it considers reform in th...
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Beyond numbers
For many years, England has been in the grip of a disastrous housing crisis. Chronically low rates of building have made both renting and buying a home extraordinarily expensive, and millions are suffering as a result.
Quantity, however, is not th...
Nye's lost legacy
Against the backdrop of Sir Charlie Mayfield’s independent investigation into healthy and inclusive work, Sasjkia Otto sets out an ambitious vision for a universal and integrated occupational health system, matched by rights and responsibilities. In ...
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Forward Planning
This report sets out how the government can ensure that owner-occupiers are able to age well in their own home. It identifies the scale of the challenge faced by older owner-occupiers, the barriers to improving housing, and the case for action. The r...
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Rural futures
This pamphlet brings together rural MPs with a variety of experts and policymakers to explore the future of our countryside. As the authors set out, the potential of Britain’s rural areas is immense. By seeing rural areas as an social and economic as...
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Pressing issues
In this pamphlet, journalists and experts set out the problems that characterise the media landscape, propose a range of changes to improve standards, and set out how the government can uphold the rights of journalists both at home and around the wor...
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Ill-prepared
In this report, Eloise Sacares and Luke Raikes make the case for sick pay for the self-employed, review support in the UK and other countries, and set out recommendations for the government to consider.
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Levying up
The Labour government has committed to reforming the apprenticeship levy into a ‘growth and skills levy’, giving employers more flexibility. In this report, general secretary Joe Dromey and senior researcher Sasjkia Otto set out a series of recommend...
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