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What's Next?
A farewell to Substack as I take on my next challenge as Editor of LabourList
 • Emma Burnell
Unite(d) we stand?
Is the long fractious relationship between Unite and Labour finally falling apart? And what does that mean for both?
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Things can only get better
The Labour government has to improve its delivery, its management and its coherence in order to deliver its genuinely exciting programme.
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Lessons in Love
After a bruising week for the government what should they learn to do differently? And can they show a restive PLP that they too will be treated with…
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Emma Burnell, playwright
I want a Neil Kinnock who'd win an election.
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The bet the government is making
Rachel Reeves is staking her success on capital spending. It's more Keynsian than her detractors think, but doesn't come without risks.
 • Emma Burnell
Sometimes, it's OK to laugh at the clowns
Reform overshadows their own progress by highlighting their worst instincts.
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Blue Labour Blues
There is a kernel of a good argument in Blue Labour's analysis, but they have a messenger, motivation and messaging problem that blinds them - and their…
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The Political Human
Where I unpack weekly thoughts about the human sides of politics and the ways we communicate about it.
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