Sky News reflects on the last day of Labour government
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 There was a darkening mood amongst Labour people on May 11th, as throughout…
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London mayoral hustings: The timetable
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Here is a list of the 9 hustings events for the London mayoral…
Smash and grab: We now need a positive vision to appeal to former Lib Dem supporters
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It’s been a difficult few days for the Lib Dems, with strong criticism…
The latest LabourList leadership poll: Breaking down the numbers
By Mark Ferguson and Alex Smith As we know from the topline results of our latest readers’ poll,…
Is Vince Cable the new Norman Lamont?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Attacks on the Lib Dems have become common in recent weeks, and it’s…
Balls proposes diversity fund for future MPs
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Balls has written a piece for the new Labour Values website today…
Making the (Labour) case for universal free school meals
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In response to Neal Lawson’s Guardian article last week, I wrote that universal…
Ed Balls launches campaign website
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Balls finally launched his campaign website today in his email to the…
Miliband v Miliband: Who cares?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 All of a sudden, today, there’s lots of chatter about the dynamics of…
Burnham: Curb NHS spending to protect other services – 8 in the morning, June 17th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Andy Burnham says schools and soclai care, in particular, could be disproportionately…
