Analysis

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk A much quieter day today in the leadership race as the candidates and their teams begin to wind down before the campaign takes a brief hiatus (and the candidates grab some rest). As predicted, it's…

By Joe Coward Since Labour lost the General Election, most media attention on the party has focused on the internecine struggles of the New Labour era. New Labour's sometimes conflicting strategies of appealing to both "core" and "swing"…

By Luke Akehurst / @lukeakehurst Brief analysis of the CLP nominations for Leader: By membership size of CLPs (2008 figures as these are the most recent available): Ed Balls got nominations from CLPs with a total 2008 membership of 3,985…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today was all about nominations, as the window of opportunity for CLPs, Socialist Societies and Trade Unions to support candidates slams shut. It's not quite the football transfer window - but leadership…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk As today was the final day for CLP nominations, we were also able to see one of the experiments of the leadership election come to fruition. John Mann MP and his Bassetlaw constituency have held a primary…

By Brian Barder / @brianlb David Cameron's visit to Washington this month collided with the resurrection by some American Senators of the controversy over the release in August 2009 on compassionate grounds by the Scottish government's…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The leadership race had something of a sedate saturday today. There were plenty of visits, but there was also some leisure time - and a great deal of travel time. Tomorrow the candidates face off against…

By Stephen Gummer The plethora of Labour Leadership hustings have been criticised as being too much, too plentiful and too many. However on Wednesday in front of a packed Islington Town Hall the leadership hopefuls met to discuss a…

By Kezia Dugdale / @kezdugdale To fully understand Labour's chances of regaining power at next year's Scottish Parliament elections, you need to appreciate the impact of three things: 1) Boundary changes 2) The Additional Member System and…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk The New Statesman has interviewed all of the candidates for the leadership in their latest issue. Each candidate's interview is under a headline that seeks to describe them and their role in the race. When…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk With the exception of a major union nomination, today hasn't been much to shout about in the leadership race. But that one nomination, from Unison, could have an impact on the final result. Tonight the…

By Jim Sweetman / @jimbo9848 The coalition's decision to axe the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme was as inevitable as it was politically motivated but the execution was botched. The seven hundred or so schools in the…