Election Scorecard 2012
As last year I’m following up my pre-election piece on what might constitute success (http://labourlist.org/2012/04/may-elections-ready-reckoner/) with a look…
Luke Akehurst
The irresistible fall of Ken Livingstone
History repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” (Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire…
10 top tips for a successful polling day
Wear comfortable shoes – you could be walking for up to 15 hours, them on your feet at…
Every government has bad times – but this feels worse…
There’s something vaguely reassuring about discovering that extreme combinations of adverse events immediately before elections don’t just happen…
Why Labour should stick with the “opt-out” for union members
As an ex-General Secretary of the Labour Party, Peter Watt is insightful and thoughtful on the challenge of…
I am still haunted by the ghosts of 1992
Like many geekier political folk I spent a lot of Easter Monday glued to the BBC Parliament channel…
May Elections Ready Reckoner
As the expectations management game has already started, and as a volunteer borough organiser I am going to…
Labour vs the SDP: 31 years on – who was right?
Today, 26th March, is the 31st anniversary of the foundation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by Roy…
Organisation committee report
The Organisation Committee of the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee met on 13 March and considered a number…
In defence of All Women Shortlists
You can almost set your watch by it. Every few years someone – almost invariably a man –…
