Darrell KavanaghKevin Higgins (1967–2023)Kevin, through his writing, will live on for generations to come. People who have not yet been born will fall in love with him.Jan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Darrell KavanaghLabour leadership: how do we change society?Is Keir Starmer the answer?Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
Darrell KavanaghThe long journey of Margaret HodgeIt’s been a long journey, politically as well as temporally, for Dame Margaret Hodge, since she became Leader of Islington Council in 1982…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
Darrell KavanaghMemo to Chuka: Austerity is always a political choiceLet’s assume for the sake of argument, that the Remainers are right: that if we stay in the Single Market, the British economy would be…Feb 25, 20181Feb 25, 20181
Darrell KavanaghCan we afford to solve the housing crisis?In 1979, 42% of us lived in council houses. That was 42% of the population, spanning most social classes, living in secure and affordable…Jan 29, 2018Jan 29, 2018
Darrell KavanaghCorbyn and Free MovementI was sitting in the queue for the ferry from France a few days ago, boot full of cheap wine, stomach full of steak/frites, looking forward…Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Darrell KavanaghA Post-Mortem on the Post-MortemIt is 5 days since the by-elections at Stoke and Copeland. Predictably, the results have led to an explosion of angst amongst opponents of…Mar 1, 20171Mar 1, 20171
Darrell KavanaghWho’d be Corbyn?Throughout the EU referendum campaign, Jeremy Corbyn was attacked by the right of the Labour Party for not being enthusiastic enough about…Nov 7, 20162Nov 7, 20162
Darrell KavanaghLabour at the crossroadsLet’s get the nonsense out of the way first. The current leadership election is not about “competence” or “electability”. Nor is it about…Aug 27, 20164Aug 27, 20164