How to avoid failing a trigger ballot
In my previous article on trigger ballots, I wrote about how it has become much easier to “trigger”…
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How Labour’s trigger ballot system works
Trigger ballots: the phrase that keeps Labour MPs awake at night. What is a “trigger ballot”? It’s probably…
The Israeli Labor Party’s existential crisis
Israelis will vote in their second election this year on September 17th. The Israeli Knesset dissolved itself on…
Leaving Labour is a mistake. Hodge, Streeting and Phillips have it right
Yet another opinion piece was published this week – Clare Foges in The Times – calling for Labour…
An apology and retraction from Emily Thornberry is needed
Emily Thornberry recently made the latest in a series of awkward interventions in the debate about Israel and…
How successful was Labour in the 2019 local elections?
A month ago, I set out my annual benchmarks of what would constitute a good or bad performance…
What would good local election results in 2019 look like?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
How will Labour do in May 2019 local elections based on recent by-elections?
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. With the main local election campaign…
Luke Akehurst: Latest council by-elections show Labour must do better
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. To round off the year,…
Luke Akehurst: The hard left railed against stitch-ups for 30 years. Now they’re at it
Labour’s hard left spent the 30 years until 2015 railing against alleged stitch-ups and fixes by party HQ.…
