Top 10 tips for new councillors
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst 1) If you are in a two or three member ward with other…
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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…
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue?
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst The above is my feeble attempt at a Royal Wedding themed title but…
NEC members criticise ‘Purple Book’ briefing
By Luke Akehurst and Johanna Baxter It may well be that when we all get the chance to…
Twin to win
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst In most of the country this has been the first weekend of the…
Neal Lawson is not Mandela
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst I bumped into Neal Lawson of Compass at the recent launch of the…
Crunch time on the cuts
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst With the political, media and public focus rightly on the life-and-death international crises…
Compass and Progress: A tale of two groupings
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst The last week has provided an interesting insight into the contrasting health of…
‘No Cuts’ isn’t just a slogan, it’s worse than that
By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst Like most Labour activists I feel like the fight against cuts has become…
