The election result is not as simple as a North-South divide
Last week’s General Election result has led some to suggest that there is a growing North-South divide in…
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Now is not the time for timidity
The Conservatives should not even have been in contention in this election. With apparent disregard for its failure…
On comfort zones and moving on
There are five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Just a week ago, we were…
Labour’s long leadership contest – upsides and downsides
So Labour’s new leader and deputy leader will be unveiled at a “Special Conference” on September 12th, just…
Labour’s grey vote crisis – where is the strategy for winning support from older people?
In the instant analysis of the 2015 election so far there has been silence on one glaring strategic…
Ditch the focus-grouped-to-death, weird and meaningless phrases to re-connect with Labour’s lost voters
Labour’s resounding defeat last week was all the more painful because the scale of it had not been…
There should be a new leader in place by conference
This week saw the first Parliamentary Labour Party meeting of the new Parliament. It is a bitter sweet…
If we wait to make the case for Europe, the argument will already be lost
By Jude Kirton-Darling MEP and Paul Brannen MEP As the dust settles following the shock of Friday’s results, the…
He may be gone – but here’s why Miliband’s legacy will continue to define Labour
On the day of Ed Miliband’s resignation, I texted one of his closest aides to ask why he…
It’s time for Gatwick – the right decision on airport expansion
Sponsored Post With the election decided, the Airports Commission – appointed by the Government to come up with…
