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Taking the pledge

When we asked for ideas for a new pledge card in the latest issue of the Fabian Review, little did we know that a snap general election was on the cards. Now, with that election just weeks away, Labour needs to connect with...

Delivering the results

Labour's manifesto should be bold on local government. Councils are on the front line of delivery on social care, housing, the environment, economic growth, community cohesion and doorstep issues that matter most to voters. What local government does impacts on...

The personal touch

Angela Rayner has already made it from teenage mum  to the shadow cabinet – and some are saying the leadership could be next. She talks to Kate Murray about values, factions  and why she will always stand her ground
When Angela...

Changing the scene

The rise of populism across Europe has its roots in the approach taken by parties of the centre-left for years. European social democracy must rediscover the will to renew itself, writes Eunice Goes
If there were still any doubts, the results...

Gazing towards the horizon

Labour cannot be a heritage brand, but must build a vision for the future that has something for everyone, writes Andrew Harrop
The 20th anniversary of Labour’s extraordinary 1997 election campaign arrives at a very dark moment for the left in...

1997, women and Labour - 20 years on

The 418 Labour MPs elected in 1997 kicked out a Tory government. The 101 of us who were women also transformed our politics. Until that election, parliament had been a largely male preserve and that distorted public policy. We had...

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