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…
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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…
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: 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…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
