Embracing elective dictatorship could save Starmer Opinion Starmer's government should be the most powerful in the West. To save the Labour party he must remember that in 2026, writes John McTernan.
Why is Labour refusing to use its own power? Opinion A landslide victory in a centralised government gives Labour great political power, yet Keir Starmer seems reluctant to use it, writes John McTernan.
Tomorrow, vote for change Election 2024 This election is not a choice between higher taxes and higher spending, but a chance for a break from instability and neo-liberal governance, says John McTernan Change. That’s the proposition. Labour promise a break from instability. Instead of five Prime Ministers in six years they offer just one – Keir Starmer. A man with a [...]
Why Labour MPs shouldn’t call themselves socialists May 31, 2024 Labour is not, and has never been, a socialist party. It is a social democratic party whose mission is to save capitalism from itself, not replace it with a new system, says John McTernan Is Keir Starmer a socialist? Is Rachel Reeves a social democrat? At the start of the general election campaign, Labour’s leader [...]
