The battle for the survival of Labour is on. Members have to fight
by Samuel DaleThis is it. Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to fight on despite 81% of his parliamentary party expressing no confidence in his leadership. He’s shown his true colours today by drawing an...
View Article10 hard truths for Labour moderates
by Samuel DaleLast summer, Labour Uncut ran a series about telling ten hard truths for the Labour party after an epic election defeat in May 2015.Those were the days. Remember Andy Burnham giving his...
View ArticleLike the US Republicans, Labour is a local party with few pretensions to...
by Samuel DaleThe Republican party currently controls 31 of the 50 governorships in the United States compared to just 18 for the Democrats.The one independent governor Bill Walker of Alaska only left...
View ArticleSure, let’s laugh at the Republican implosion. But Labour’s next
by Samuel DaleLabour and the US Republican party are suffering almost identical political predicaments. Both have leaders drawn from the extremes of their party who have created a popular revolt to...
View ArticleIdentity politics and snobbery are destroying liberalism
by Samuel DaleOn Wednesday I marched down Broadway in Manhattan to protest Donald Trump’s election. Thousands of millennials walked in the rain while chanting ‘Not my president’, ‘pussies grab back’...
View ArticleNigel Farage is a winner. Liberals must learn from him
by Samuel DaleToday Nigel Farage may spend his time glad-handing the US president-elect and partying at the Ritz but it was not always this way.As he stands down as Ukip leader yet again, it is worth...
View ArticleLabour must fight the right-wing agenda for Brexit
by Samuel DaleThe UK is on the brink of a right-wing revolution much bigger than anything Margaret Thatcher managed to achieve. And Labour is simply a bystander.Labour has yet to find its feet on the...
View ArticleI went on the Washington DC Women’s March. It wasn’t pointless
by Samuel DaleI’m not really one for marching or protests but last Saturday I made an exception and joined the Women’s march in Washington DC.I have always thought street protests were basically...
View ArticleTime to get over Brexit and move on to the next debates
by Samuel Dale Stop it. Just stop it. I voted to remain in the EU. I wanted us to stay in as much as anyone and still believe it is a major mistake that the UK will come to regret. But I was on the...
View ArticleKnife-edge West Midlands race points to Labour’s future
by Samuel Dale Labour is on the cusp of genuine power where it can help shape the lives of millions of people. Stay with me, I’m not deluded. Next month’s mayoral elections will create powerful...
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