Leaving Labour is a mistake. Hodge, Streeting and Phillips have it right
Yet another opinion piece was published this week – Clare Foges in The Times – calling for Labour…
An apology and retraction from Emily Thornberry is needed
Emily Thornberry recently made the latest in a series of awkward interventions in the debate about Israel and…
How successful was Labour in the 2019 local elections?
A month ago, I set out my annual benchmarks of what would constitute a good or bad performance…
What would good local election results in 2019 look like?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
How will Labour do in May 2019 local elections based on recent by-elections?
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. With the main local election campaign…
Luke Akehurst: Latest council by-elections show Labour must do better
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. To round off the year,…
Luke Akehurst: The hard left railed against stitch-ups for 30 years. Now they’re at it
Labour’s hard left spent the 30 years until 2015 railing against alleged stitch-ups and fixes by party HQ.…
Luke Akehurst: Conference saw Momentum snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
With an overwhelming majority of CLP delegates, why did Momentum and the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD)…
Luke Akehurst: The rule changes going to conference – and what they mean for Labour
What happened at Tuesday’s Labour national executive committee (NEC) meeting about the democracy review and other rule changes?…
Luke Akehurst: It’s clearer than ever – Labour moderates must stay and fight
The last week has deepened the sense of a Labour Party in internal existential crisis. Many members who…