Labour NEC, CAC and NCC elections
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst For the geekier Labour watchers amongst you, the nominations have closed on a…
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LabourList readers need to buck their ideas up
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst I read Mark Ferguson’s post about Ed Miliband’s stance on last week’s public…
How we can win again in the South
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst John Denham is an interesting, possibly unique politician in a couple of respects…
“A period of silence on your part would be welcome”
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst I supported Ed Miliband in last year’s leadership contest. But if he hadn’t…
Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst The title comes from Wordsworth’s “French Revolution” but I’ve used it to sum…
Hitting the Boundary
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst The next general election is going to be tough to win, with a…
Down with nit-pickers and armchair critics
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst I was at the Progress Annual Conference at the TUC on Saturday for…
Top 10 tips for new councillors
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst 1) If you are in a two or three member ward with other…
Scorecard
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst Last week my Labourlist column tried to take an objective look at what…
Election night ready-reckoner
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst Between now and Polling Day on Thursday there’s going to be a lot…
