Comment 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… Luke Akehurst 17th April, 2012, 9:01 am
News 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… Luke Akehurst 11th April, 2012, 3:16 pm
Comment May Elections Ready Reckoner As the expectations management game has already started, and as a volunteer borough organiser I am going to… Luke Akehurst 4th April, 2012, 9:30 am
Comment 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… Luke Akehurst 26th March, 2012, 12:26 pm
News Organisation committee report The Organisation Committee of the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee met on 13 March and considered a number… Luke Akehurst 14th March, 2012, 11:45 am
Comment In defence of All Women Shortlists You can almost set your watch by it. Every few years someone – almost invariably a man –… Luke Akehurst 5th March, 2012, 9:48 am
Comment The childcare squeeze If you missed Monday night’s BBC Panorama, it’s well worth a look on Iplayer. The programme looked at… Luke Akehurst 28th February, 2012, 10:49 am
Comment Refounding Labour is about winning elections With just over two and a half months until polling day, most Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) are focussed… Luke Akehurst 21st February, 2012, 10:40 am
Comment Practical steps we can all take to stop the NHS bill The Health and Social Care Bill represents a unique threat to the NHS, the institution that provides vital… Luke Akehurst 14th February, 2012, 11:18 am
Comment David Miliband risks dividing moderate opinion in the party David Miliband was right to say in his New Statesman article last week that Labour needs “comradely and serious… Luke Akehurst 6th February, 2012, 1:55 pm