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…
Luke Akehurst
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…
Why yesterday’s letter to the Guardian was a mistake
Well this is a tricky one. Some of my best friends in politics – including the editor of…
Praise Benn – but never forget the damage he did to Labour
I was saddened to hear of Tony Benn’s death. I only met him once – at Party Conference…
Gordon Brown still has something significant to contribute to political life
Out of the corner of my eye yesterday I spotted someone on the rolling news. He looked vaguely…
Now it’s all about the implementation
Phew! Labour just managed to radically reform itself and increase its internal democracy and transparency, without a massive…
