‘Why these local election were so tough for Labour’
Less than two years after its landslide general election victory, Labour has faced a tough set of local…
Analysis
‘An exceptionally bad year across all measures’
Every year since 2011, I have written a preview of the local and devolved elections and a scorecard…
Starmergeddon
The internal conversation that Labour has been having in mutters and whispers is now bursting forth into a…
‘Will ‘bellwether’ Stevenage sound an alarm for Labour?’
The constituency of Stevenage has been a bellwether since its creation in 1983, quietly blazing a trail for…
The importance of keeping it local
In the final days before this set of important local elections, it can feel as though the gravitational…
2026 local and devolved elections: What to measure and expect for Labour
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a simultaneous general election, I write…
Greens risk repeating mistakes of the past over antisemitism
In recent years, there has been a spate of attacks on our religious communities – but no group…
What does a five-party political age mean for Labour?
British politics has traditionally operated with a set of assumptions that felt permanent. Labour represented one broad coalition,…
Passionate disagreement is part of Labour’s DNA, but abuse should never be
It’s no secret that Labour are prone to infighting on occasion. However, while we might disagree passionately with…
On the doorstep in Bradford, Labour is fighting for every vote
As Labour activists head to the doorsteps in the final few weeks prior to all out local elections…
