Labour defeats Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Labour has held Keir Starmer’s former constituency in a by-election, comfortably defeating Green leader Zack Polanski. Camden council…
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Labour MEP McCarthy announces she’s standing down just months before the European elections
North-West Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy has announced today that she will not contest the 2014 European elections. McCarthy…
As we focus on the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe – let us also remember what happened in Rwanda
January 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, designated as Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD)…
Labour triumphant in Cowdenbeath by-election – and with an 11% swing from the SNP
There was a big win for Labour in Scotland last night, as the party not only won the…
Why I have tabled numerous amendments to the EU Referendum Bill
Pretty much a year ago this week, David Cameron announced his support for a referendum on Britain’s membership…
Sochi – to boycott, or not to boycott?
This week UKIP Oxfordshire councilor David Silvester claimed that the devastating flooding across the UK was divine retribution…
Biography of Policy Chief Jon Cruddas coming before election day
Labour’s policy chief Jon Cruddas is getting the biography treatment in the coming months, with an account of…
Labour can change Britain… if it answers these 10 questions
This year Labour has to start thinking beyond May 2015 and start planning for power. As Luke Akehurst…
The leadership challenge
Political leadership is an incredibly tough needle to thread. It means different things to different people. Many look…
Ten stories that won’t make the political weather this year – but should
1) Mental illness 2) Food banks 3) Rough sleeping 4) Children in care 5) Prostitution 6) Disabled hate…
Wythenshawe and Sale East – the shortlist
The shotgun selection process for the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election is coming to a close, with the…
