Comment The vital battle for the soul of the Co-operative movement While the rest of the Labour movement is trying with all its might to remove the Tories from… Luke Akehurst 21st April, 2015, 7:00 am
Comment The seats where Labour’s ground game could decide the election This looks like being one of the closest and most unpredictable General Elections ever. A handful of votes… Luke Akehurst 14th April, 2015, 8:22 am
Comment We don’t need leaked memos to understand what Sturgeon wants I found it difficult to get excited about the Telegraph story alleging SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon had told… Luke Akehurst 7th April, 2015, 8:03 am
Comment Miliband’s carefully calibrated balancing act The next few weeks could see a lot happen – in 2010 we had Cleggmania and the Lib… Luke Akehurst 31st March, 2015, 7:00 am
Comment South Thanet – a “wildcard” seat that Labour can win In this closest of General Elections people will rightly be focused on their nearest key marginal seat. But… Luke Akehurst 24th March, 2015, 9:15 am
Comment The SNP would bring nothing but trouble to a coalition government – Miliband was right to rule one out (eventually) Thanks to the Scottish independence referendum, we really are in an odd situation. Labour is doing not badly… Luke Akehurst 17th March, 2015, 8:30 am
Comment Let’s have no more headline grabbing from Labour candidates before polling day Having been a parliamentary candidate and an Agent in a run of General Elections I thought I’d offer… Luke Akehurst 10th March, 2015, 8:48 am
Comment It’s naive for Labour activists to encourage people to vote tactically for other parties It is good to see the vast majority of Labour members focussed on campaigning in key marginal seats… Luke Akehurst 3rd March, 2015, 8:14 am
Comment One of Labour’s sister parties faces a massive funding threat While the Tories’ secretive Black and White Ball was raising millions from big business donors to try to buy… Luke Akehurst 24th February, 2015, 8:42 am
Comment Labour’s industrial policy shows they get how to transform the economy It was great to see Ed Miliband outline Labour’s industrial policy yesterday and put it at the heart… Luke Akehurst 17th February, 2015, 8:16 am