Why Ed Miliband needs a department for Milibandism
The infamous Republican pollster Frank Luntz has a maxim every politician should pay heed to: “It’s not what you…
Sunny Hundal
The political centre is dead – but the establishment won’t admit it
If you listen carefully, there’s one name that Ed Miliband’s team has stopped mentioning: François Hollande. The French…
Why Ed Miliband is entering the danger zone
At an event earlier this year, I asked a staffer at Ed Miliband’s office why his Twitter account…
Did Labour miscalculate ex-LibDem voters in Eastleigh?
I’m not sure why anyone expected any different. All the polling from Eastleigh is at least consistent on…
Will Labour really lose support from voters if it goes ‘soft’ on Welfare?
Every time the Conservatives say something about cutting welfare, familiar arguments play out across the Labour party. The…
Why is Labour not using the business community against the Tories?
There are three key areas where Labour should be making common cause with British businesses against this government.…
Reaching out to people who left the party after 1997 isn’t a left-right project
What do the (limited) return of Tony Blair and Labour’s by-election loss in Bradford have in common? An…
Jon Cruddas is back – about bloody time
A couple of days after Ed Miliband was announced leader of the Labour party in 2010, I ran…
Labour is in a better position on the economy than many think
The political-media establishment consensus is Labour will have a hard time establishing credibility on the economy until it…
Do some at the Guardian have an agenda against Ed Miliband?
Apparently the Guardian’s Patrick Wintour and Nick Watt – political editor and correspondent at the Guardian respectively –…
