Comment 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 MP 8th May, 2012, 10:26 am
Comment The irresistible fall of Ken Livingstone History repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” (Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire… Luke Akehurst MP 5th May, 2012, 1:03 pm
Comment 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… Luke Akehurst MP 2nd May, 2012, 2:09 pm
Comment 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… Luke Akehurst MP 26th April, 2012, 3:33 pm
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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 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 MP 5th March, 2012, 9:48 am