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The four Labour leadership contenders have more in common than they disagree about. This should be pretty obvious. All want to lift people out of poverty, want to narrow the wealth gap, want good public services, etc. Of course there are…
The unedifying sight of a gloating Prime Minister will surprise those able to take a step back and have a dispassionate look at what happened on May 7th. Let me get one thing out of the way first, it was a night of horrors for Labour…
4 million conversations. If I ever write my political memoirs this could be the title - although admittedly it would be a gross exaggeration. My fondness for canvassing is well known, as well as my view of its importance. I welcome Ed…
Respected opinion, backed by polling evidence, suggests that this Thursday will be a nightmare for the Liberal Democrats. Many decent councillors will be ejected, and those that do hang on will do so more through avoidance by the electorate…
One of my earliest campaign memories is from the run-up to the 1997 election. I was a newly-joined party member and my presence was requested in Basildon to help out in Angela Smith’s campaign. Basildon was then a barometer seat. Despite…
In attempting to boil down my socialism to its basics I describe it as a belief in fairness and equality. Doubtless my Conservative friends would ascribe similar characteristics to their beliefs, and nuance it with the conflict between the…
By Julian Ware-Lane Keith Dribble has written an interesting piece for Progress on third-placed Labour candidates. It could include second-placed candidates where second really is a long way from the winning line. I finished third this year…
By Julian Ware-Lane A little over 29 years ago the Limehouse Declaration was issued. This led to the formation of the Social Democratic Party, eventually merging with the Liberal Party to become the Liberal Democrats. This declaration…
By Julian Ware-Lane / @WareLane I am grateful to Alex Hilton for his précis of the Power 2010 weekend forum and the proposed political reforms that were discussed. This forum has come up with 29 items, a lot of which need some detail before…
By Julian Ware-Lane / @WareLane The freedom to protest, speak, have views, etc, has become a topic of debate, again. This time it is some Islamists who want to march through Wootton Bassett. Islam4UK have a right to a voice, and a right to…
By Julian Ware-Lane / @WareLane Following on from my top ten yesterday, here is a non-domestic list. Selecting only ten allows me to ignore all sorts of momentous events that will doubtless generate debate. I have attempted to go for…
By Julian Ware-Lane / @WareLane As the decade draws to a close I thought I would have a go at listing my top ten political moments of the last ten years. This leaves me as a hostage to fortune as I am bound to have overlooked something…
