10 reasons why the council elections are the ones to follow closest this May
Labour faces a number of electoral tests in May. I believe the most critical one organisationally and politically…
Luke Akehurst
It feels like there are two Labour Parties – but not in the way you think
There seem to be two Labour Parties at the moment. There’s the rather pleasant one I am a…
Here are my 10 political New Year’s resolutions
My political New Year’s resolutions: 1) Campaign as hard as I can for our excellent local Labour council…
Unity begins at the top
With the Oldham West by-election victory and the natural hiatus of the Christmas break Jeremy Corbyn had the…
The electoral challenge: How are Labour performing in by-elections since Corbyn became leader?
As it is near Christmas you will forgive me if I don’t contribute any carefully thought through prose…
Thinking of leaving Labour? Here’s 10 reasons you shouldn’t
The main story about Labour Party membership this year has been the huge influx of new members. But…
After Oldham, both Corbyn’s supporters and critics need to take a step back
Quite aside from being a wonderful result for the Labour Party in itself, the Oldham West and Royton…
A free vote was always the best Corbyn could have hoped for
There’s a great Smiths track called ‘I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish’. Actually, I think all Smiths and…
Online balloting of policy issues isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Jeremy Corbyn’s suggestion of “indicative online ballots on policy in between annual conferences” in his speech in Bristol…
We have to be taken seriously on security to get a hearing on everything else
As Labour discovered in the 1980s, national security is a baseline question voters look at before deciding whether…
