Comment Luke Akehurst: Labour is in a mess – but you must vote for the party of Attlee, Wilson and Blair The Socialist Workers Party used to call on its members to “Vote Labour – with no illusions”. I… Luke Akehurst MP 3rd May, 2016, 9:06 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: My top tips for May 5 – and let’s explain our democratic socialist values With just over a week left of the campaign, here are my top ten tips for securing a… Luke Akehurst MP 26th April, 2016, 8:53 am
Comment Time for a reality check: Labour is plunging to historic lows Monday’s ICM opinion poll showing the Tory lead going up to 5 per cent over Labour (with the… Luke Akehurst MP 19th April, 2016, 9:15 am
Comment Luke Akehurst: Labour has always confronted the racists – so we must stamp out antisemitism There have now been half a dozen national news stories about Labour Party members, including two councillors and… Luke Akehurst MP 12th April, 2016, 12:40 pm
Comment Labour’s road to recovery must run through south-east England For the first time since last year’s General Election it feels like there is a shared sense across… Luke Akehurst MP 5th April, 2016, 2:42 pm
Comment What is a good result for Labour in May? All you need to know… In the run up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a General Election I write… Luke Akehurst MP 24th March, 2016, 7:00 am
Comment Here are some of the rule changes Labour Conference could debate this year Long before Momentum was created, the organising hub for the hard left was the venerable Campaign for Labour… Luke Akehurst MP 15th March, 2016, 9:01 am
Comment What should Labour be aiming for in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections? Until Shadow Communities Secretary Jon Trickett mentioned it on Monday, very few people had clocked that although there… Luke Akehurst MP 9th March, 2016, 9:26 am
Comment Forget the hype, here is the reality of Labour’s local election performance in the Corbyn era Back in December I compiled a review of all the local authority by-election results since Jeremy Corbyn’s election… Luke Akehurst MP 2nd March, 2016, 1:03 pm
Comment Why this referendum is making me angry I’m angry that there’s going to be a referendum on Britain’s EU membership. Angry on a personal level… Luke Akehurst MP 24th February, 2016, 9:04 am