Let’s reform the House of Lords – but not Nick Clegg’s way
Like most democrats, I strongly favour a wholly elected House of Lords, but the government’s draft Bill for…
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Labour needs a new leader for London to take the attack to Boris
Mark Ferguson was quick off the mark with his post profiling candidates who could be in the running…
The Lib Dems – not as bad as UKIP
The Liberal Democrats suffered heavy loses in Thursday’s local elections, losing 336 Councillors and dropping below 3,000 Councillors…
Ken Livingstone casts a shadow over us all
I saw a joke on Twitter the other day: “It’s impossible to get sunburnt at Kelly Rowland’s Miami home, because…
Learning from Lancashire
The national significance of local election results is usually viewed through the lens of how well Labour did…
We need a late selection date for choosing our 2016 London mayoral candidate
Ken Livingstone has dominated London Labour politics since before I was born. Ed Miliband was eleven when Ken…
Livingstone’s loss shows why Labour must change
By the end of London’s mayoral elections both main party leaders could have been forgiven for quietly wishing…
The irresistible fall of Ken Livingstone
History repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” (Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire…
Why Ken lost
It’s over. Another four years of Boris Johnson in London. A second mayoral defeat for Ken Livingstone. Far…
Great results, but Labour needs more voters, and an organisation that can find them
So it has been a good day, we are on track for a 700 gains. Congratulations to everyone…
