Tag: Labour

  • Sun doubles down on the Czech connection

    Tonight’s Sun doubles down on allegations this morning’s attempt to link Jeremy Corbyn to Czech intelligence. I examined the initial story here. There’s also a useful account of one of the Sun’s sources, Professor Anthony Glees, at Political Scrapbook. The new element in the follow-up is an intervention from former MI6 chief, Sir Richard Dearlove,…

  • Labour’s future: The case for a progressive alliance

    The debate over Labour's future has seen a number of interesting contributions in the last day or two, looking beyond the immediate struggle between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith. This is perhaps related to the fact that the faultline over the leadership runs straight through the soft left, from which this spate of contributions has…