Alice Perry: Tips on how to approach Labour candidate selection interviews
In August, I wrote a LabourList blog with advice for people considering standing for selection to represent Labour on…
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‘In 2019, we let our communities down. Never forget that dark election night’
How did you feel when you heard that 2019 general election exit poll? I remember the sinking feeling,…
‘Despair at the Tories explains huge poll leads – but Labour can’t rely on it’
If you listen to some commentators, you’d think Labour are now destined to be the largest party in…
‘How should Labour answer the immigration numbers question?’
Does Labour think that immigration to Britain should be lower? The party found the question hard to answer…
‘Labour’s public service reform plans lack clarity – and risk derailment as a result’
The crisis in public services is visible to every British citizen. Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, exhausted staff. All…
‘Voters are unconvinced by Starmer and Sunak. Apathy may win big in 2024’
After a chaotic conference season and an underwhelming King’s Speech failed to improve the Conservatives’ position in the…
Autumn statement 2023 unpacked: Where key policies leave Labour now
Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of new measures in his autumn statement today, in a bid…
Rwanda: ‘Labour can persuade voters of alternatives, but it needs to get heard’
Did the Supreme Court do Rishi Sunak a favour in its judgment on his Rwanda plan? The Prime…
‘In praise of organisers: the hidden cogs in Labour’s election machine’
Do you know what a WARP sheet is? Or a risograph? Is your working life dictated by an…
CAC report: ‘Lessons from Labour’s record-breaking conference’
The Labour Party conference arrangements committee (CAC) held its 2023 AGM on November 9th. Members began by thanking…
