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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 27th January, 2015, 8:04 am