Trevor Fisher
Red Wall politics
Trevor Fisher says heaping all blame on Jeremy Corbyn misses his strengths, fails to understand the challenges and hobbles Starmer’s aims
Under the myth of ‘long Corbynism’
Trevor Fisher argues Keir Starmer is trapped in a Westminster bubble while trampling on member democracy
Dropping the pilot
As Boris Johnson and chancellor Sunak receive police fines for Covid law-breaking, Trevor Fisher wonders if Labour can capitalise
Gogglebox and what polling shows
Trevor Fisher says Labour would be foolish to take much from current opinion poll figures and voices concerns of a return to New Labour mark II
Is Starmer’s Labour centre-right?
A rightwards lurch to appeal to Tory voters would be electoral suicide, argues Trevor Fisher
Tories on a victory march?
Labour must prepare for an early general election by opening candidate selection now, writes Trevor Fisher
Johnson tax plans challenge Labour
The high-risk Johnson tax rises combined with the Cabinet reshuffle make an early election more possible. Labour needs to prepare by setting in motion the selection of parliamentary candidates, says Trevor Fisher
The policy maze
Trevor Fisher finds a huge credibility gap at the heart of Labour’s policy-making process
Progressive alliance: Lego-brick policies
Trevor Fisher argues that the quest for an alliance of anti-Tory parties is fraught with dangers
Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the spirit
Trevor Fisher says beware dreamers and false hopes for the future
Johnson’s own goal
Trevor Fisher on the contradictions between policies on pubs and pitches