‘From Ashfield to Surrey, floating voters are open to Labour ideas’
A lot of people will tell you just now that there just isn’t much enthusiasm for Keir Starmer…
Ed Dorrell
‘Why Starmerism isn’t Blairism – and restoring pride in towns is its key test’
Since the excellent local election results, there’s been a renewed effort by the fourth estate to try –…
‘Voters are far wearier than in 1997. Keir Starmer is a man for our times’
It’s so obvious that it barely needs saying, and yet it’s truly fascinating. On just about every metric,…
‘Carry on, Keir. Voters want neither more “vision” nor Tory division’
For any political geeks who still insist there is no real difference between the two main political parties,…
‘Starmer should leave fake tax cut promises to the Tories’
In all the conversations I’ve had in focus groups about the cost-of-living crisis, not once (I think) has…
‘How Labour’s big ideas for education reform are chiming with parents’
Unlike 1997, education is not going to be a top tier issue at the next election. That will…
‘The Tories are incompetent failures. And everyone knows it’
No matter how many times you ask the same question in a focus group, something similar comes back.…
‘Labour can bring back Big Government – and rein in the Elon Musks of the world’
Is there any version of the future in which you can imagine Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of…
‘Streeting gets the public’s views on the NHS, even if CLPs may not like them’
Wes Streeting’s speech to Labour conference a couple of weeks ago was a memorable one. It was big,…
‘Why smashing the class ceiling should be key to Starmer’s conference speech’
I am happy to admit that I wasn’t convinced by the “class ceiling” phrase when Keir Starmer unveiled…
