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Neal Lawson

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5. Britain has entered the age of bloc politics

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tuesday 7

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

Andy Burnham could have won Gorton and Denton

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27.02.2026 9

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

McSweeney, Mandelson and the stain of New Labour

09.02.2026 10

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

Labour can reverse its decision to block Andy Burnham. Here is why it must

25.01.2026 20

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by?

03.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

Zygmunt Bauman’s liquid politics

19.11.2025 9

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

Starmer’s backers never meant him to be prime minister – his leadership was doomed from the start

13.11.2025 4

The Guardian

Neal Lawson

The Starmer-McSweeney tendency is sinking Labour

10.11.2025 8

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

The death of Welsh Labour

20.10.2025 10

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

It’s too late for Starmer

28.09.2025 10

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

It’s time to free Labour from this useless leadership

10.09.2025 7

New Statesman

Neal Lawson

What is the point of Labour’s new deputy leader? Until we know that, the contest isn’t worth having

08.09.2025 5

The Guardian

Neal Lawson