Labour’s alternative to the ‘Big Society’ should be a ‘Big Economy’
By Ben Fox Well, you can’t knock a man for trying. In the inquest into how they won…
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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Today, LabourList reaches another landmark: our 400th daily email. It’s a haul we’re…
Mandelson: On leadership
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On Friday morning, I was at a breakfast with Peter Mandelson and about…
There are alternatives
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 One of Labour’s great new MPs has shown some good leadership on the…
A Day in the race – July 17th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Candidates were at Unite hustings in London this morning, and then (except Ed…
Latest Labour leadership odds
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Miliband is “the candidate with the most momentum in the race” for…
Organising to win — Jon Cruddas full speech
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As I reported earlier, Jon Cruddas is signalling today that he will stand…
Cruddas to run for Labour Party Chair
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 At the Organising to Win conference in London today, Jon Cruddas will announce…
Wanted: A PM with a more nuanced view
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 “Raoul Moat was a callous murderer. Full stop, end of story.” So said…
“I am a unity candidate”: The Andy Burnham interview
Andy Burnham is the shadow health secretary and a candidate in the Labour leadership election. He met Alex…
