The Centre Left

Critical. Thinking.

Rob Marchant is a blogger and commentator who used, back in the mists of time, to work for the Labour Party. An organisation which still, despite its periodic and sometimes strenuous efforts to the contrary, has the opportunity to be a force for good. This blog is mostly about that blessed party, but also in the context of British history and wider world politics.

Pieces

• The exception of stupid
  There is a simple and obvious rule of thumb in politics about policy choices, and it is this: keep your… Continue reading The exception of stupid
• How not to lose culture wars
  So, I wrote a little chapter for our Labour Uncut book, on culture wars, which Labour over recent years –… Continue reading How not to lose culture wars
• John McDonnell spectactularly misreads the British public on Corbyn
  And so John McDonnell is interviewed in the Independent in the run-up to conference, aiming to stir up a sense… Continue reading John McDonnell spectactularly misreads the British public on Corbyn
• In the most important union election in decades, Coyne is the only choice to rehabilitate Unite and Labour
  This is not an idle claim. In the 1980s, the unions were still largely regarded as centrist ballast against the… Continue reading In the most important union election in decades, Coyne is the only choice to rehabilitate Unite and Labour
• Starmer’s disastrous Pride
  Clip from the Pink News video It was all going so well. Keir Starmer, having made it intact through his… Continue reading Starmer’s disastrous Pride