Labour’s problematic conference backdrop makes outlining the vision urgent
The government must not allow its commitment to fiscal probity to become rigid dogma
Ministerial authority entrenched by the current administration gives Labour an opportunity
From Ramsay MacDonald to Keir Starmer, three new books offer lessons for the party as it prepares for a general election
A persuasive campaigner, minister and MEP who successfully emerged from her long-term public role as a spouse
The FT's Robert Shrimsley interviews Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, and John McTernan, a former senior aide to last Labour prime minister Tony Blair
To ensure voters understand what Labour stands for, the party leader must come out swinging
To define himself, Tony Blair took on the party; the current Labour leader must make peace with it
A bold, compelling attempt to imagine a new future for England’s industrial north by looking at its cultural and progressive past
There are four simple ways for the incoming prime minister to create an effective operation
The Labour leader has a critical chance this summer to frame the dividing lines on which the next election will be fought
Ukraine’s invasion has sharpened the need for Labour’s leader to focus on security and co-operation with the UK’s allies
The challenge for the Labour leader is to set out what he stands for lengthily — and then pithily
Some see the environment as a way to save capitalism and others as a back door to socialism
The Conservatives have not had transformative ideas since Thatcher in the 1980s
The agenda should not be set by the parties but by voters’ priorities
A rich account of modern Britain that begins and ends with a bang
Political flux creates opportunities, but only a non-traditional Tory can seize them
Boris Johnson’s new adviser is a risk-taker able to shape the political landscape
The UK prime minister stepping down clears the way for a leadership contest this summer
A clutch of books shine a light on the forces driving the resurgence of the left
The tide of enthusiasm around Corbyn brought with it beliefs that had been expunged
Supporters prize Jeremy Corbyn’s authenticity, but oppose his hostility to the EU
Don’t expect the Labour party to hold this government to account
Their careers may have ended in failure but their ideas are back in fashion
