Jonathon Hawkes Articles

An unholy alliance of Thatcherites and Bennites are placing ideology before the national interest – and it is time they were called out on it, argues Jonathon Hawkes 'As we leave the European Union, by definition, we will be out of the single market and we’ll be out...

This fight of the next decade will not be between left and right – those labels have become meaningless in the post-Brexit, post-Trump world. We are witnessing a battle between the pessimism of an anti-politics and a centre ground struggling to adapt to a rapidly...

It has taken a while for Labour local government to be properly recognised by the party nationally. While there is still much work to be done, the efforts of Labour LGA under the leadership of Nick Forbes and the brilliant Jim McMahon before him, mean that the...

The government are planning an attack on the aspirations of thousands of young people and families who simply want a home to call their own. Should the Conservatives proposed housing and planning bill become law then it risks not only delivering a hugely damaging...