10 campaigning priorities in the run-up to May
With just six months to go until the General Election and this being (so far) the first election…
Luke Akehurst
Our duty is to tell the truth about the real Ed Miliband, not to undermine him
One of the great advantages to writing a weekly column is you get a sense of perspective on…
The 40% strategy doesn’t have to be a fantasy
My friend Hopi Sen wrote one of his thoughtful analyses of Labour’s current position last week. He correctly…
We must not make the same mistake with the Greens that we did with the Lib Dems
Given the extent to which UKIP has wrong-footed Labour (nationally we don’t seem to have decided yet whether…
If you care about the rise of Ukip, go to Rochester and Strood
If you care about the rise of UKIP’s populist right-wing politics and you want to do something to…
Our near defeat last week was the wake-up call Labour needed
Last week was a potential turning point in the history of the Labour Party and British politics. Labour…
Labour’s Mr Micawber Election Strategy
Last week I wrote about Labour’s chances in the Rochester & Strood by-election. Things have moved on. First,…
I bet Labour will win the Rochester and Strood by-election
I am new to dabbling in political betting and may not quite have got the hang of it,…
We have to connect at a more visceral level
This is a conference waiting for someone to switch on the ignition. All the ingredients are there for…
We need talk about the future governance of England
Whatever the outcome of the Scottish Referendum we are going to need a decision about the future governance…
