Election Scorecard 2012
As last year I’m following up my pre-election piece on what might constitute success (http://labourlist.org/2012/04/may-elections-ready-reckoner/) with a look…
Local Government
Miliband: “We have more work to do”
Ed Miliband has released the following statement as the results continue to come in from around the country:…
The Lib Dems are a recipe for an implosion
‘You know where you are with a Tory’ is a phrase I often hear in Newcastle. Admittedly we…
Making big politics small again
I was recently lucky enough to enjoy a long conversation about politics with a couple of friends who…
Local elections: the councils Labour should watch
Last night, YouGov announced that Labour now has an 11point lead in the polls. This is the largest…
Old-fashioned and backward-looking
Gisela Stuart on Labour’s MP/Mayoral mess: “The point was to devolve power, but Labour’s response is old-fashioned and…
Priorities for Labour in Local Government
Local government has born the brunt of this government’s cuts. For those of us elected in 2010, we…
John Healey won’t be standing for Mayor of Sheffield
After rumours elsewhere this morning that John Healey may be standing to be Sheffield Mayor, we spoke to…
Let’s focus on the Citizens
Public opinion of the body politic has never been lower. Dinnergate is just the latest example of scandal…
Could the mayoral model mean more Bradford West shocks for Labour?
If the result in Bradford tells us anything, it’s that politics is unpredictable. When you least expect it, the…
