Luke Akehurst: NEC has closed loopholes that turned last year’s contest into a lop-sided stacking exercise
So now we know Jeremy Corbyn will be on the ballot to defend his position as Leader. By…
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Luke Akehurst: NEC analysis shows Momentum thriving in unwinnable seats
There’s another internal election going on – for six seats on Labour’s national executive committee representing CLPs. These…
Luke Akehurst: We must recruit hundreds of thousands of mainstream members to defeat the far left
It has been a terrible few weeks for centre-left politics in the UK, with the horrific murder of…
Luke Akehurst: What do we do now? We keep the faith
I don’t know where to begin. Before Thursday last week politics felt vile enough already, with a referendum…
Luke Akehurst: Here’s how we can end the unfair practice of flipping addresses to secure NEC nominations
With British politics teetering on the edge of existential meltdown over the EU referendum, it’s somehow reassuring that…
We are one party for a reason – there should be no Labour split
I was disappointed to see Owen Jones’ article in the Guardian last week which floated the idea of a split…
Luke Akehurst: There is no moral obligation not to criticise Corbyn
The lengthy piece by Danny Dorling published last week deserves a detailed reply. He starts by saying: “It is…
Luke Akehurst: My blueprint for how moderates can seize the Labour leadership… next time around
I thought I would try this week to give an honest assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of…
Luke Akehurst: History tells us Corbyn’s successor will offer “unity versus civil war”
Despite Jeremy Corbyn’s surprising appearance at the Progress annual conference on Saturday, unity is proving difficult to achieve…
Last week’s results don’t put Labour on course to win – but they weren’t a disaster
Every year in March or April I try to set some objective benchmarks for Labour’s performance in the…
