What would good election results for Labour in May 2021 look like?
Every year for the last decade I’ve written an article for LabourList setting out some benchmarks and historical…
Luke Akehurst
Has Merav Michaeli rescued the Israeli Labor Party? We’ll find out in March
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about the decision by the Israeli Labor Party to go into the…
Luke Akehurst: Why I’m standing to represent local parties on Labour’s NEC
I am standing for Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) because we need a decent and rational governing body…
Want to help Keir Starmer transform the party? Join Labour to Win
Keir Starmer has got off to a cracking start, in the most difficult of circumstances due to coronavirus,…
The process and politics of picking Labour’s general secretaries
On May 26th, Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) will meet to appoint its 18th general secretary. As head…
How the Israeli Labor Party joined Netanyahu and Gantz in government
Israel finally has an agreement to form a permanent government again, after a year with three inconclusive general…
Reading list for Labour members during the coronavirus lockdown
Under lockdown and looking to fill spare time by reading books about the Labour Party? Below is a…
How the political crisis in Israel has been affected by coronavirus
Israel is not just dealing with the coronavirus crisis but with the latest phase of its political crisis,…
Labor and Meretz – a merger borne out of blind electoral panic
Israel is on its third general election in under a year, as embattled right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
The road back for Labour will be longer and steeper now
Some people are saying we need a long period of reflection to understand what went wrong in the…
