Who the leader’s office appoints reflects the whole party
The party clearly doesn’t view the Andrew Fisher case as cut and dried. The reason why he has…
Luke Akehurst
What did we learn from Scottish Labour’s Trident vote?
A lot of excitement has been generated about the Scottish Labour Conference deciding to vote against Trident replacement.…
Labour’s left have much to lose from entryism
There’s been a bit of a fuss in the press about the expulsion of four alleged members of…
Corbyn’s comments on deselections are a welcome first step
Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement on Monday “I wish to make it absolutely crystal clear that I do not support…
Momentum: nice organising, shame about the politics
Factionalism has historically been a minority hobby among Labour Party members. Most members have had a healthy independence…
Healey saw off Benn in 1981. What are the similarities with today?
The death of Denis Healey would have been a huge moment of sadness and reflection whatever the timing…
Labour looked over the brink this weekend then took a step back
Labour looked over the brink this weekend then took a step back. If there had been a decision…
What’s going to happen to a Corbyn-led Labour party
My hunch is the big difference between now and the 1980s, even if the electoral outcome ends up…
Down-ticket, things are not quite so rosy for the Labour left
Jeremy Corbyn’s victory turned out to be on an extraordinary scale – 59.5% of the vote. His political…
The leadership result is going to be closer than you think
At risk of getting egg all over my face, I think the leadership result is going to be…
