Keir Starmer

Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead

Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change

Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.

In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech

Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands

T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves

The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?

Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas

Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent

Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich