Right to recall would feed the political disconnect
People are lining up today to attack yesterday’s Queen’s Speech announcement for a Right to Recall Bill. “A…
Conor Pope
Grant Shapps derides Jim Messina’s “thing for Obama” campaign
While the hiring of Obama strategist David Axelrod has raised the spirits of many in Labour’s camp, the…
A show of unity: Only hope or aspiration at Progress conference
“I’m not trying to depress you,” remarked YouGov pollster Peter Kellner, midway through an opening speech that was,…
LabourList readers positive about election results and prospects
LabourList readers are pleased with how the party did in last week’s elections – and hopes remain high…
That Nick Clegg week in full
It’s fair to say that last Thursday did not go well for the Lib Dems. As the results…
Are Labour going to be blindsided by a new Shy Tory Factor?
With an economy that’s growing, employment up and a national media reporting that wages are catching up with…
Turnout will be bad next week, but compulsory voting is not the answer
Turnout for European elections is always low. Since they were first held in 1979, turnout for them has…
New Labour obituary: this is the modernisers’ Clause Four moment
Yesterday, it was announced that Progress would be dropping their label as “the New Labour pressure group”. This…
PMQs verdict: The danger of talking about your own policies
Ed Miliband may be buzzing at the moment, boasting yesterday of his surplus of “intellectual self-confidence” over Cameron.…
Young people overwhelmingly back Labour, but they won’t vote
There’s polling out today, carried out by YouGov for the Daily Mirror and British Future, asking next election…
