The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

As Labour accuses the Tories of going 'soft' on crime, Keir Mudie worries it’s an indication of the direction the party is going to take

This summer has marked 10 years since the London 2012 Olympics, and a chance to reflect on the event’s legacy. From the outset, the aim was to make it a ground-breakingly sustainable event. According to the United Nations, sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising…

But many people are not convinced that Labour is ready for office.

Westminster is perpetrating the same scam as the rate-setters – bluffing that they can get the old economic machinery working like before, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Letters: Labour may be sowing the seeds of its own destruction, writes Dr Peter Mangan, while Jacqueline Mackenzie says she has become politically homeless. Plus letters from John Bourn and Ted Shrecker

The real challenge is not to identify the next generation of England women footballers – it is to reach the millions of girls who weren’t watching on Sunday

The party must focus on being elected, so the whole country can flourish. Picking a side in industrial disputes is a distraction, says John McTernan, director of political operations under Tony Blair

Some of the party faithful are impatient for more, but they must keep their eyes fixed firmly on the prize, says Polly Toynbee, Guardian columnist

The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner died last week following an illness.