''Renewal'' is a quarterly British left-wing political
magazine
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published by
Lawrence and Wishart.
History
''Renewal'' was established in 1993 as the magazine of the
Labour Coordinating Committee in the wake of the
Labour Party's fourth successive election defeat. Under the
editorship of
Neal Lawson and
Paul Thompson, it established itself as an influential forum for debate among Labour Party "modernisers". Over time its editors took an increasingly critical approach towards
Tony Blair
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's leadership of the Labour Party and were instrumental in the foundation of the pressure group
Compass
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.
In 2007, Martin McIvor took over as editor. In 2012
Ben Jacksontook over as editor. In 2016
Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaiteand James Stafford took over as editors. In 2025 David Klemperer, Morgan Jones, Jack Jeffries, and Lise Butler took over as editors. In the early-mid 2010s, the journal carried articles from such authors as Lord
Stewart Wood,
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Eva Nandy (born 9 August 1979) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since 2024. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Wigan constituency since 2010. Nandy previ ...
MP, and
Rachel Reeves and Martin McIvor, and interviews with
Frances O'Grady, and
Thomas Piketty.
References
External links
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Neal Lawson and Paul Thompson write on Renewal's ten year anniversaryDavid Coates writes on Gordon Brown in Renewal's 2007 relaunch issue
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English-language magazines
Magazines established in 1993
Political magazines published in the United Kingdom
Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Socialist magazines