26th February, 2010, 8:34 am Election without posters? – 8 in the morning, February 26th Alex Smith Share this article: By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Labour will not create election posters and will run a short campaign on £4 million, according to the Times. * There is “emergining common ground” between Labour and the Lib Dems, says Peter Hain, calling for a new progressive era. * The mood at this weekend’s Tory conference will be sober, queasy and nervous, says Michael Brown… * …As the polls again show Labour as the party of momentum — and even with more seats amongst those certain to vote. * The ONS will today revise its latest economic figures, with some commentators concerned they could show a could return to recession. * Lloyds bank has reported losses of £6.3 billion. * Ed Miliband has called for more cuts in British Gas prices, after the company announced profits of 58%. * One of the architects of Blair’s NHS reforms will advise the Tories, criticising the health service’s tick box culture. Alex Smith Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband. @alexsmith1982 View all articles by Alex Smith Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News 2026 mayoral elections to be postponed for two years, government confirms Four inaugural mayoral elections that had been due to take place next May have been postponed until 2028,… Daniel Green 4th December, 2025, 11:00 am News Labour MSs accuse Keir Starmer of ‘undermining devolution’ Over a third of Labour’s Senedd members have written to the Prime Minister accusing him of undermining devolution.… Daniel Green 4th December, 2025, 10:56 am News Paul Nowak column: ‘Let celebrate this historic step on child poverty – and follow it with work and childcare reforms’ Amid the storm of post-budget fallout and blame games, it’s important not to lose sight of the huge… Paul Nowak 4th December, 2025, 6:00 am
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