Is it time for Labour to adopt open primaries across the board?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The announcement today that the Conservatives are embracing open primaries in their selection…
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Only 22% think Coulson should be spared
From @LabourList In a poll of MPs, journalists and other communications people working at the highest level in…
With a monarchical system, elections are merely how we choose who rules over us
By James Gray The New Statesman is to be congratulated for highlighting the many reasons why Britain desperately…
New Statesman: “Why Ma’am must go”
From @LabourList The New Statesman has a provocative cover and lead article this week, entitled: “Why Ma’am must…
This is the type of unhelpful factionalism I was talking about moving on from
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Following from my post yesterday “It’s not about left and right…” I’ve now…
PM says phone hacking “rasies serious questions” as Lib Dems call for inquiry
From @LabourList Gordon Brown has said this afternoon that the allegation of illegal phone-tapping by the News of…
Screwed? The worst sort of news
By Julian Ware-Lane The News Of The World is one of the exemplars of the gutter press. It…
It’s not about left and right – it’s about the sum of what we can do together
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Recently, I posted an article addressed directly to disillusioned former Labour supporters, in…
Think big, act big and make real and lasting change
The Anthony Painter Labour movement column / @anthonypainter We are in a state of anguish. Our lives no…
Think big, act big and make real and lasting change
The Anthony Painter Labour movement column / @anthonypainter We are in a state of anguish. Our lives no…
