A question for the Shadow Cabinet – are you knocking on doors in your constituency?
After I revealed earlier this week that the contact rate in South Shields prior to the recent by-election…
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Happy Europe Day – but what does it mean?
Today we celebrate Europe Day – but what exactly are we celebrating? The European Union is at the…
1983: never again
Today is the thirtieth anniversary of what was arguably Labour’s postwar nadir: the 1983 election. If George Orwell…
Don’t listen to UKIP; but do listen to their voters
The post election analysis-fest has provided a helpful summary of most of the wrong responses to UKIP. Many…
Campaigning without Voter ID is like sailing out to sea without a compass
A Twitter discussion yesterday made me think about the value of what many activists do year in year…
Full Employment. But by which means?
Labour’s Liam Byrne recently claimed to provide a new plan for welfare reform. Byrne proposed a renewed focus on…
Welcome to Coalition 2.0 – where nothing happens…
The Queen only spoke for a few minutes, but she still said startlingly little. There was some vague…
In Land Revenue: the case for a Land Value Tax in the UK
Our current land economy serves us badly. The landed are getting loaded through no hard work of their…
What’s our problem with older voters?
Older people have a problem with Labour. Over-60s have had the smallest swing back to Labour of any…
Taking on the emerging UKIP/Tory coalition
It is difficult to remember a time when the British broadcast and print media have collectively been so…
