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By Olly Deed 267 people went home happy last night. And deservedly so. Yesterday they did a good thing and it shouldn't be forgotten. Hats off to the 27 Labour MPs who exhibited backbone on the Gurkhas. These 27 MPs made a difficult…
By Andrew Lomas / @andrewlomas To date this year I have been involved in two council by-elections, both of which came about as the result of the untimely deaths of sitting Labour councillors. Both involved great Labour candidates who were…
By Kit Leary Pssst. Over here. Quietly! Keep your voice down. You don't know who is listening. Sorry for the secret squirrel nature of this post, but I work for a council you see, and the Metro carries an article today reporting that…
By Cameron Miller Over the last few months you've probably heard lots of stories surrounding Barack Obama's election victory, with lots of members of the party having gone over and helped out on the campaign. My election experience, coming…
By David Levene At the Labour National Youth Day last Saturday, I attended a Q&A with Wes Streeting (NUS President), Stephanie Peacock (Labour NEC Youth Rep), Dawn Butler MP (Labour Vice-Chair for Youth), Harriet Harman MP (Labour Deputy…
By Emily Richards It's great to see so many young people have posted on LabourList over the last week discussing such a broad range of issues around Youth Day last Saturday. It's often the case that young people can be brushed off or…
By Jack Tunmore Barack Obama captivated much of the world last November in Grant Park, Chicago, with these words. His visions have captivated not just America, and not just those normally interested in politics, but young people across the…
By Estelle Hart / @estellehart Since joining the party at 15 my fellow members have asked me the same question at meeting after meeting: where are all the other young members? Without fail before I can point out that it's 8.30 on a Friday…
By Cat Smith / @IDontDoTwitta I want to see a youth movement for all young Labour Party members and not just those who keep quiet and shy from debate. If we are truly to be the future of the Party we can't keep shutting out those who dare…
From LabourList / @LabourList Dawn Butler has seen Young Labour's contributions on LabourList ahead of tomorrow's conference and just sent us this message: "It is vitally important that we find a solution to the political apathy that is…
By Susan Nash / @susan_nash Yesterday the Office of National Statistics published its latest edition of Social Trends. Not a regular read of mine but as I delved into the tables and graphs I focused in on the stats on crime. Good news…
By Kate Groucutt / @kategroucutt The fall in house prices over the last year has meant that many people, my partner and I included, can now realistically consider buying a home. However, the problem remains that whilst there are properties…
