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Head North… to Makerfield
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Head North… to Makerfield

By James Tibbitts

Makerfield. Never in my life has a constituency in the North West of England, less than an hours drive from where I grew up, been centre stage in quite the same way as this. An electorate of 76,000 voters will vote not just for their local…

‘Dear Labour’
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‘Dear Labour’

By James Tibbitts

James Tibbitts writes 'it is time Labour held up a mirror to ourselves – no matter how uncomfortable this may be...'

James and Emma at Makerfield launch
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ShakerMakerfield

By James Tibbitts

LabourListr attend Andy Burnham's parliamentary campaign launch in Makerfield as the Labour movement comes together over this by-election...

Makerfield or Breakerfield
Analysis

Makerfield or Breakerfield

By James Tibbitts

Andy Burnham has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election. So begins a test in an existential moment for Labour...

The importance of keeping it local
Analysis

The importance of keeping it local

By James Tibbitts

As Westminster endures continued speculation over events that have not yet happened, local election campaigners should focus on telling their own stories in this final push...

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