Brown’s PPS says new leader must be untainted by past mistakes
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As Gordon Brown’s former Parliamentary Private Secretary, John Trickett has good insight into…
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New Labour may be over, but the party is alive with renewed possibility
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon If Labour is to have any chance of returning to government at the…
No Left Turn
By Keith Moran “So, right, ok, we lost” said John Major in 1997, displaying all of his customary…
This really was a word of mouth election
By Douglas Alexander Amidst all the phone calls expressing sympathy and sadness from friends and colleagues this week…
What we need in Labour’s next leader
By Paul Burgin / @Paul_Burgin So the votes have all been counted and, after an agonising week, we…
As we go into opposition, we need to learn to understand the bread and butter issues
The Paul Richards Column There was a Freshers’ Fair feel to Portcullis House yesterday as new Members of…
LabourList leadership poll: The results
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 David Miliband (27.7%) is favoured to become the next leader of the Labour…
Has David Miliband made two early strategic errors?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 David Miliband announced his leadership candidacy earlier today. I’ve already heard people say…
Is Cruddas preparing the ground for an announcement soon?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Speculation is mounting over whether Jon Cruddas will stand for the Labour leadership.…
David Miliband announces leadership bid
By Alex Smith David Miliband has just announced he is standing for the Labour leadership. Miliband said: “Gordon…
