It’s two years until the general election – doing “ok” isn’t good enough anymore
Two years from today, Britain will vote in a general election that could define a generation. If the…
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British politics is entering a dangerous phase and Labour should have nothing to do with it
UKIP’s rise is a mid-term protest vote that could turn into a disaster for British politics. There is…
How should Labour tackle UKIP?
UKIP is a bigger problem for the Conservatives than Labour, but only if Labour moves fast to address…
Labour’s Election Scorecard 2013
Every year I do a piece looking at what the benchmarks are for Labour in the May local…
We can be quietly satisfied that we took big steps on the road to victory in 2015
After a week long road trip through the shires of England, thousands of road and rail miles tramped, has it…
County Council elections and South Shields by-election liveblog
Welcome to the County Council and South Shields by-election liveblog. We’re bringing you all of the results and…
The Lib Dems have given up
Aged 8, I coined my basic political philosophy: Labour good, Tory bad, Liberal funny. Now obviously my political…
There is no May Day “M’aidez” – but Miliband still needs help from his Shadow Cabinet
Today is May 1st. International Workers Day. A time to celebrate the hard won gains of the labour…
After WATO: Miliband needs to be brave – and put the economy before the politics
By now, most people in the “Westminster Village” (and most people reading this site), will have heard –…
A shrinking state is a right-wing fantasy
Yesterday on LabourList Adam Lent argued that the Labour Party has been overrun by ‘vulgar Fabianism’. In saying…
