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
Comment Focusing on the NHS is the opposite of the strategic dead-end Milburn claims The oddest and most annoying moment of the General Election campaign for me so far occurred two weeks… Luke Akehurst 10th February, 2015, 8:43 am
Comment It’s a travesty Labour will have just 3 disabled MPs – we need to act now It’s taken as read that the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) is not as representative as it should be.… Luke Akehurst 3rd February, 2015, 8:10 am
Comment Syriza’s victory? I’ve got mixed feelings I don’t share the unalloyed delight about Syriza’s victory in Greece, and the sense that there are lessons… Luke Akehurst 27th January, 2015, 8:04 am
Comment Labour should rule out forming a coalition with any other party A Coalition Government has not exactly been a happy experience for the British public, who voted in the… Luke Akehurst 20th January, 2015, 8:20 am
Comment The choice is not between decent hospitals and a properly defended country I’m a big fan of John Prescott. His role in the OMOV debate at Annual Conference in 1993… Luke Akehurst 13th January, 2015, 8:24 am
Comment How are things going to look in May? All the main pundits have done a New Year prediction of the General Election result. I’m not a… Luke Akehurst 6th January, 2015, 8:14 am
Comment If the SNP think they will have an easy fight against Jim Murphy they are as deluded as I was I have one thing in common with Neil Findlay – being on the receiving end of a Jim… Luke Akehurst 16th December, 2014, 7:00 am
Featured Five keys things Labour need to remember as the general election approaches 1) Labour may not be doing brilliantly but a month ago we would have given our right arms… Luke Akehurst 9th December, 2014, 9:12 am
Comment 10 things that Labour supporters should bear in mind today Yesterday’s two opinion polls showing Labour 5% ahead (and one showing a 4 point lead) – from Lord… Luke Akehurst 25th November, 2014, 8:29 am