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…
Luke Akehurst MP
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…
In Scotland, we need to appeal to people’s hearts, as well as their heads
I hate it when Labourlist’s Editor asks me to write about stuff where my response is emotional rather…
Chris Kelly standing down is as significant as Douglas Carswell defecting
Defections from one political party to another don’t happen very often, and they make great political theatre, so…
Labour’s successful summer (the story you won’t read in the papers)
The story of this summer holiday season is one the media won’t be reporting because it doesn’t fit their…
