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One thing they share is the belief that the purpose of politics is to make things happen – and you only get to do that by winning power

Yes, many of the county’s postwar buildings used Raac; but the real problem is a Tory ideology that has negligence at its core, says author Tim Burrows

Party off to promising start to new parliamentary term but knows it cannot be complacent

From before their election in 1997, New Labour politicians spun an image of Britain that held the promise of prosperity for all. Then we entered a new millennium. For the black community – especially its boys and men – it became clear the promise was as empty as Tony Blair’s…

A reboot of the defunct New Labour policy would increase on-the-spot fines and give the police terrifying new powers, says journalist Daisy Schofield

Letters: Critics of Labour caution should know Tory damage can’t be reversed without democratic power, says Neil Kinnock. And Paul Gravett writes that citing New Labour’s record isn’t helpful

Labour leader says there will have to be more tough choices ahead if party is to win the next election

Sir Tony Blair told the Labour leader that he would inherit a ‘grim’ set of circumstances if he becomes prime minister at the next election.

Of course Keir Starmer is cautious in the runup to an election – Labour can’t change Britain from the opposition benches, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Exclusive: Labour leader urges left to ‘care more about growth’ and rules out spending ‘vast sums of money’

Since my student years in the run-up to New Labour’s victory in 1997, we simply have not made enough progress in breaking down the barriers between the “haves’” and the “have nots”, writes Professor Graeme Atherton