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…
Luke Akehurst MP
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…
Labour’s Election Scorecard 2013
Every year I do a piece looking at what the benchmarks are for Labour in the May local…
Labour announces European Election candidates
Labour has announced its lists of candidates for the European Parliament elections next year. There will now be…
How well does Labour need to do in the local elections?
As in previous years, here is my guide to to what constitutes success for Labour on 2nd May.…
Feeling flat after Eastleigh
It’s difficult as a Labour supporter not to feel a little bit flat after the Eastleigh result. Strategically…
What might be driving the Johnson/McCluskey war of words?
Yesterday I wrote about the row between Alan Johnson and Len McCluskey – now I want to explain…
Alan Johnson and Len McCluskey both need to calm down
I had been resisting the temptation to step in between Alan Johnson and Len McCluskey and shout the online version…
