The Miners’ Last Stand
Fifty years ago, the miners took on a Conservative Government and won
Southern discomfort
Has rugby league finally given up on London?
Labour’s chance at last?
Starmer ends 2021 ahead in the polls with Boris Johnson on the ropes
Robert the Lionheart
Rob Burrow approaches MND like he did Rugby League: with bravery and without fear
Lovely jubbly
Celebrating the genius of Only Fools and Horses on its 40th anniversary
Uncertain times in Labour’s rugby league heartlands
The Labour Party and Rugby League have been central to the lives of working-class people in Batley for over a century. But for how much longer?
The German threat to English exceptionalism
As England prepare to face the “old enemy” at Wembley, its impact on the nation’s mood — and our wider politics — cannot be underestimated
How New Labour made Boris Johnson
Twenty years ago, the Conservative Party was at its lowest ebb. But on the night of New Labour’s greatest triumph, one man promised to revive their fortunes…
The problems with Labour mythology
With Labour again promising to talk in a language that the voters can understand, a new book asks whether the party’s historical myths are the problem
One year of Sir Keir
How does Starmer compare to Thatcher, Blair and Cameron?