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…
Luke Akehurst: Thinking of leaving Labour? Here’s why you should stay and fight
Yet again, there is breathless media speculation about defections by Labour MPs to either sit as independents or…
Luke Akehurst: The democracy review, aka ‘Confrontation and Fixing for Control of the Party’
Curiously quietly, and overshadowed by the own goal of the NEC picking a fight with the Chief Rabbi…
Luke Akehurst: Why I’m standing for Labour’s NEC
I served on Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) from 2010 to 2012. Now, in very different political circumstances,…
Luke Akehurst: Can Labour win a general election based on the local election results?
A month ago I wrote up my annual set of benchmarks for the local council elections. With the…
Luke Akehurst: 5 key battlegrounds outside London to watch on Thursday night
I’ve already written an overview of Thursday’s local elections. Here’s some more detail about five of the key…