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After Labour’s first year, Starmer could still learn from ‘one-term Attlee’
The current prime minister would be wise to study Clement Attlee’s post-war premiership, which also started with a landslide ...
The year that permanently shattered our political mainstream
Normalcy favours Labour. The conventional course of events is for a party to win a general election, run into trouble, lose ...
One year in, Labour has a surprising amount to celebrate. But you wouldn’t know it
On top of this, the government has become known for doing some remarkably un-Labour things. In September 2024, it changed the ...
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The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
How much would you expect to pay to have a lightbulb changed? £2? £20? What about £200? That’s what one of my constituents ...
Today’s date echoes through history – Starmer should be worried
The fourth of July may be synonymous with freedom in the United States, but around the world it has a very different meaning.
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A post-war election of monumental significance
The columns of the Stornoway Gazette in June and July 1945 were dominated by coverage of the General Election campaign in the ...
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Labour created the welfare state. Are they now dismantling it?
Clement Attlee’s Labour government, in essence, delivered it – inspired by a report by economist William Beveridge, which detailed a system of social insurance covering every citizen, regardless of ...
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It happened today – this day in history – July 5
1950: US forces enter combat in the Korean War for the first time in the Battle of Osan. On the same day, the Law of Return ...