
John Denham
@jydenham
Professor, Labour MP ('92-'15) and minister, Centre for English Identity and Politics, and Southern Policy Centre. Blog at theoptimisticpatriot.co.uk
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http://theoptimisticpatriot.co.uk 11-02-2009 16:24:49
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John Denham A well argued piece from John. It ain't just about who the mayors are.







Margaret Mullane MP Sunder Katwala The Fabian Society British Future Gareth Snell MP Claire Ainsley PPI Keir Starmer John Denham David Lammy JOIN US on 23 April for the English Labour Network's first St George's Day event with Labour in power 🏴🌹 SIGNUP: eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-georges-d… #CelebratingEngland


🏴 "Labour dare not let the populist right define this debate. This means taking on the debate about Englishness and who can be English" John Denham makes the case for Labour taking on the challenge of appealing to England labourlist.org/2025/04/st-geo…

🏴 On #StGeorgesDay, former minister John Denham says Labour needs to take on 'the debate about Englishness'. 'Labour usually ducks the question. We can’t any longer, and it’s about more than flags and football.' labourlist.org/2025/04/st-geo…

NEW: "Englishness has historically incorporated newcomers who invest in their lives here. As we confront the populist right we can’t be spectators." John Denham for LabourList on why Labour must meet the challenge of appealing to England: #StGeorgesDay labourlist.org/2025/04/st-geo…

Just left English Labour Network meeting. Very interesting and thought provoking discussions and questions. Andrew Achilleos Margaret Mullane MP English Labour Net. Dagenham & Rainham CLP Sue💙⚒ D&R WR Strategy Labour Fay Councillor Matt (the padman) Stanton Harriet Spoor Joe Lynch



Thank you to English Labour Net. for inviting me to speak at their #StGeorgesDay event in Parliament My contribution focused on shared values, shared hopes, communities coming together, and how important it is to listen to working class voices. Here’s a clip.

Labour for an Independent Wales Morgan™️ 🐝 it's all so tiresome. John Denham Ailsa Henderson As it happens, the latest evidence is here: theunionsurvey.com/_files/ugd/175…


“There is one policy option open to the Government which would lay the groundwork for a deep shift in how public investment secures better outcomes” John Denham & @jesstud.bsky.social set out 5 reasons the Government should launch Total Place 2.0. newlocal.org.uk/articles/five-…

John Denham @jesstud.bsky.social Join us at #StrongerThings on 3 June to hear John Denham's take on how devolution can bring power back to local areas and unlock place-based working for impact. Tickets 👉 newlocal.org.uk/st25-online/
