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Dustman and GMB activist Jim Clarke was yesterday chosen as Labour's candidate in the Lincolnshire by-election triggered by the resignation of Tory MP Stephen Phillips over "irreconcilable policy differences" with Theresa May over Brexit…
The Labour Party is already in power up and down the land: not in Westminster, but in local councils across the UK, in city mayoralties, and in Wales. Much of the mainstream media coverage of the elections held on May 5th may have reduced…
It’s a movement that shows no sign of slowing down. As cities and counties line up for devolution, the Chancellor is casting himself in the role of Commander in Chief. It took the Labour Party too long to recognise that after years of…
It is right that local government has featured prominently in the Labour leadership debate. All four candidates are courting councillors as a constituency that matters, with Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall all…
This week the country has been celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. This medieval document, an important staging post in the development of democracy in Britain and around the world, is most famous for its codification of…
In a few days’ time Scotland can elect MPs who will work every day to improve the lives of working class Scots or we can elect MPs who will work every day for a second referendum. Scotland has a choice between two roads. The road to a…
George Osborne has insisted his pre-election Budget would contain “no gimmicks” – we’ll see. What we can be sure of is that the phrase “long term economic plan” will be repeated throughout, as if just saying it makes it a reality. As the…
The last four years have been testing times for Labour councillors. Along with the Police and Fire service we have become the whipping boys of the Coalition Government. Local government budgets have become part of a perverse virility…
Scotland badly needs change. We can’t wait any longer for it. In 100 days we will have the opportunity to vote for that change. Scottish Labour will fight the General Election promising change that only we can deliver. A mansion tax on…
This is an exciting time to be in Scottish politics. Never has our great nation had more confidence in itself or more hope about the future. With the delivery of the devolution Vow on more powers for the Scottish Parliament, change is…
Now that conference season is over we all know our principle priority. The next seven months have to see a concerted effort to promote our party and ensure the return of the largest number of Labour MPs as possible for a majority Labour…
Why do so many of us go canvassing and door-knocking in the rain? Or give up evenings and weekends for the Labour Party when we could be anywhere else. There’s always a candidate to support or a campaign to be won. But ultimately it’s about…
