Why did Labour win the 2010 local elections so convincingly? It’s the budget right? This graph of polling from TNS BMRB certainly suggests that. Labour’s slim lead extends rapidly following the budget (highlighted) – and current stands at 12 points (42/30).
And as for why Labour did better in 2012 compared to the 2011 elections – just compare May and May 2012.
A year is a long time in politics…
Last week there was quite the stir around Bradford West – the seat currently held by Respect MP George Galloway. After being selected only four days prior, Amina Ali announced on Wednesday she would be stepping down as Labour’s candidate, saying that she didn’t want to relocate her children from London. Following this, the party re-opened the women-only application process, which closed on Friday. Candidates were interviewed by the National Executive Committee this morning and the new candidate has now been […]
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There are many groups who gain when a company makes a profit. You and I may gain via the public purse by the corporation tax paid to the Treasury, the directors will usually gain with high salaries and sometimes bonuses or share options, shareholders will gain by taking a dividend on their shareholding. But one group who don’t usually gain are the company’s staff, paid below the living wage who actually worked to make that profit in the first place. […]
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Last week, Ed Miliband announced that a cut to tuition fees would be the fourth Labour election pledge. The fifth and final policy for the pledge card will be announced at the special conference on Saturday, March 14th in Birmingham. But with several topics left, it is unclear what the pledge will be. So far the pledges have been: reduce the deficit, control immigration fairly, invest in the NHS, and cut tuition fees. What topic would you like the fifth […]
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This is an edited version of Glenys Kinnock and Stephen Doughty’s introduction to their pamphlet ‘Beyond Aid: Labour’s ambition for a radical development agenda’ which you can read in full, here. The launch event is being held tomorrow (Tuesday 3 March) from 6:30pm-8pm in the Attlee Suite, Portcullis House. To attend the launch event please RSVP by clicking here. The world is changing. The winds of globalisation continue to sweep across the world, gifting us opportunities unimaginable a decade ago. But with these […]
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The Irish Labour Party has voted in favour of reforming the way the party organises in Northern Ireland, which would include changing the nature of the relationship between the Irish and UK parties. At the Irish Labour Party conference this weekend, a motion was put forward recommending the party investigates the possibility of aligning with UK Labour to stand candidates in Northern Ireland – as LabourList covered on Saturday. Currently, Irish Labour has around 350 members in Northern Ireland, but […]
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