10 ways that YOU can help Labour win on Thursday
I’m writing this too near the elections on Thursday to want to write anything that isn’t directly related to helping…
Luke Akehurst MP
10 things to bear in mind as we look at the Tory poll leads
Lord Ashcroft’s much-heralded new series of opinion polls couldn’t have started with more of a bang – a…
How Labour can stop Nigel Farage
Last week I wrote about the potential impact of UKIP on the Tories. This week I wanted to…
Could we be witnessing the death of the Conservative Party?
With all the hype about UKIP people seem to be missing the real – though linked – story…
Axelrod understands the importance of grassroots campaigning
Reading some of the coverage of David Axelrod’s appointment to advise Labour’s General Election campaign you would get…
Talk of a breakaway “Workers’ Party” is dangerous and wrong
On Friday, for the second time in recent weeks, Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey said something really important…
How important is Miliband’s trip to Israel?
As a Labour activist whose day job is running a pro-Israel campaign, I have a double interest in…
Beyond the Barriers – new report exposes appalling failures of Atos
If you read one policy or political document this week it ought to be “Beyond the Barriers”. Beyond…
Labour’s prospects this May
As in each of the previous three years, here is my review of this May’s elections and what…
10 things I’ve learned in local government
I’m not re-standing on 22nd May after 12 years as a Hackney Councillor, and two before that as Political…
