Reconciling Labour past, present and future
by Carl Rowlands The leadership election, with competitors currently limping to the start line, is not currently poised…
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Ed Miliband campaigns for a ‘Living Wage’
by Jennifer Painter / @jenpainter In a talk at the LSE today Ed Miliband outlined his plans for…
The unions are under threat: Labour needs a leader that will defend them
by William Brett The Labour Party’s commitment to pluralism is not really in dispute. It is a mass-based…
Report from the latest NEC meeting
By Ann Black Below and attached is a slightly delayed report of the last NEC meeting – I…
Same old ‘new’ politics
by Rob Chesworth / @RobChesworth Over the course of the last 6 weeks there has been much talk…
Balls: We must rebuild by reconnecting in the communities we serve
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Writing in today’s Tribune Magazine, Ed Balls says: “It’s so important we seize…
Challenging the BNP – now complacency is our biggest threat
By David Sparks The major electoral defeat suffered by the BNP on May 6th was the brightest candle…
This leadership contest has barely begun – and it’s got me riled already
By Sebastian Michnowicz A leadership contest is an exciting time for any party. For Labour, it is also…
New poll reveals unpopularity of ‘free schools’ policy
A poll conducted by Politics Home into public opinion of twenty two key measures from the Queen’s Speech…
Why Labour lost
by Jim Sweetman / @jimbo9848 We have had a couple of weeks now to sit back and reflect.…
