Desperate Tories descend into the gutter
A good indicator of how worried the Tory party is about the coming General Election is the degree…
Luke Akehurst
How Labour suffers from “let’s ignore everyone except the Tories” syndrome
The most positive aspect of an altogether very pleasing by-election result in Wythenshawe and Sale East was the…
Ed’s speech on public services – the difference I voted for
The 2010 Labour leadership election now feels like a long time ago. But the choices we made as…
Party reform – an omelette without breaking any political eggs
The first thing that needs saying about the proposals on party reform that Ray Collins is tabling at…
What a difference two years make
The reaction to Ed Balls’ speech on deficit reduction at the Fabian New Year Conference on Saturday couldn’t…
8 reasons Labour has a good chance of an overall majority
There was a flurry of panicky tweets early last week when Labour’s poll lead dipped to 3 points…
Expecting fireworks at the special conference? Think again…
Veteran observers of Labour Party infighting expecting the 1 March Special Conference at the ExCel centre to be…
Why Labour needs a Kent strategy
First, an explanation of why a councillor from Hackney is writing about Kent. Although I moved away when…
Keeping the link is not an issue about left and right in the Labour Party
There are a few things that we know for certain about the Labour Party’s relationship with its trade…
Labour’s chatterati need to get a grip
The last few days have been gnaw-your-own-arm-off boring. Why is the Labour Party stuck in a cycle of…
