For better or worse, Keir Starmer wants to take Labour forward by rekindling the politics of the party’s not so distant past. The opposition leader has been the first of Tony Blair's predecessors to talk openly about his admiration for the achievements of ‘New Labour’ at the turn of the millennium, and his zeal for business-minded policymaking with left-leaning social goals has made comparisons between the two virtually unavoidable. Episode 17 of Jumping Off Points assesses whether Starmer i...
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For better or worse, Keir Starmer wants to take Labour forward by rekindling the politics of the party’s not so distant past. The opposition leader has been the first of Tony Blair's predecessors to talk openly about his admiration for the achievements of ‘New Labour’ at the turn of the millennium, and his zeal for business-minded policymaking with left-leaning social goals has made comparisons between the two virtually unavoidable. Episode 17 of Jumping Off Points assesses whether Starmer i...
On 5th December 2022, Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer announced a plan to abolish the House of Lords as part of a series of sweeping reforms aimed to decentralize Westminster power and lay the foundations of the Labour party’s platform for a future general election campaign. Episode seven of Jumping Off Points examines what the House of Lords does, and sees hosts Timbah and Aidan debating Starmer’s plan to abolish it.
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For better or worse, Keir Starmer wants to take Labour forward by rekindling the politics of the party’s not so distant past. The opposition leader has been the first of Tony Blair's predecessors to talk openly about his admiration for the achievements of ‘New Labour’ at the turn of the millennium, and his zeal for business-minded policymaking with left-leaning social goals has made comparisons between the two virtually unavoidable. Episode 17 of Jumping Off Points assesses whether Starmer i...
