Battle for the sunshine
Elections generally take place in Spring. Now it may not feel like it much today (it’s grey and…
Comment
Tremors in Eastleigh, but no earthquake – thanks to Ed
A strange and largely unremarked result, certainly unremarked on the BBC coverage, came about in Eastleigh last week;…
UKIP’s success in Essex shows the scale of our challenge
Last Thursday was a dark day for progressives in South Essex. It was supposed to be a day…
The challenge for Labour on immigration is what to say, not how loudly to say it
For months, everybody thought it would be the Conservatives who would be panicking about UKIP. But Conservative nerves…
Miliband has set himself and Jon Cruddas a huge task – and has only 11 months to complete it
Yesterday Ed Miliband was in Thurrock to deliver a speech that many believe would lurch to the right…
Has Mark Carney just written the introduction to Labour’s 2015 manifesto?
You can take large sections of the Bank of England Governor’s speech on Inclusive Capitalism, delivered yesterday, and…
Might UKIP’s victory divide the Labour leadership?
Imagine that you’re seated around the table with the Labour leadership and the predictable topic of discussion comes…
Miliband must return to the roots of One Nation Labour
Ed Miliband’s 2012 conference speech was an exciting moment for Labour. It represented a joining together of new…
Scotland can lead on fair rents
The brilliance of devolution is it allows for Scotland to lead the way on progressive issues whilst remaining…
2015 is still a two-horse race
It has been popular to suggest that the rise of UKIP means we now have four party politics…
