Esther Rantzen will stand in Luton South
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Esther Rantzen has said she will run to replace Margaret Moran, who stood…
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100 activists have signed my letter to help save Vestas in less than 24 – will you?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: Ed Miliband has responded to our letter, here: This morning on LabourList,…
High Court judges: Lib Dem PPC’s “sordid”, “unpleasant” and “unsusbstantiated” attacks on political opponents
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Over on his blog, Anthony Painter has highlighted the story of Ayoub Khan,…
Claude Moraes wins Krishna Menon award
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Claude Moraes, the Labour MEP for London region, has been awarded the V.K.…
The government should be arguing for voting reform because it is right, not because it is expedient
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 So the Government is considering a referendum on the voting system to occur…
Respected Andrew MacKinlay to step down
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Respected Labour MP for Thurrock Andrew MacKinlay is to step down from Parliament…
A crushing defeat of lasting significance
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 With a swing of 16.5%, Chloe Smith overturned a Labour majority of 5,000+…
Norwich North: The results
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: FULL RESULTS Conservatives: 13,591 Labour: 6,243 Lib Dems: 4,803 UKIP: 4,068 Greens:…
Does “Rule bending spinner” Rees-Mogg write none of his own campaign material?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 This week’s Private Eye tells the story of some untoward goings on in…
Julie Kirkbride: unfit to be an MP but may stand anyway
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Bromsgrove Advertiser is reporting that Julie Kirkbride, the Tory MP who announced…
