“Labour’s task ahead of May is difficult but do-able”: Douglas Alexander’s State of the Race Memo to Party activists and members
Today Douglas Alexander, Labour’s Chair of General Election Strategy, publishes his first state of the race memo –…
Douglas Alexander MP
Our response is not to carry on as before, but to adapt and change
When I last wrote for LabourList, in the wake of the Heywood and Middleton result, someone suggested that…
The overnight results only underline the nature of the challenge we all face
I want to congratulate Liz McInnes, our newest Labour MP, and thank all the activists and volunteers who…
Palestinian Statehood: a right to be recognised, not a gift to be given
The weeks of bloodshed witnessed in Gaza this summer, and the breakdown of meaningful negotiations in April this…
A summer win for Labour – as the Tories bickered amongst themselves
Looking back on the summer just gone, the contrast between the Labour and Tory campaign these past few…
When it comes to the referendum, let’s remember “in unity is strength”
In the coming days UK Labour leader Ed Miliband will be here in Scotland – making the case…
The SNP will say anything, do anything, to try and get what they seek
Tonight we will see a television debate between Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond. With just over three weeks…
One month until the referendum – then we can begin the task of bringing our nation back together
For these past three years, the referendum has put everything but the constitution on hold in Scotland politics.…
We must find the missing schoolgirls. Then we must prevent it happening again
28 days have passed since the abduction of over 200 girls from their school in Chibok in northern…
The Holocaust was not simply a moment in time
The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is ‘journeys’: whether the physical hardship of the journey to…
