We don’t do politics
On Saturday, there was a #labourdoorstep tweet which said that there had been a ‘mixed reaction’ in the…
Bradford West
3 lessons from Bradford West
A lot will be written about Bradford West over the coming weeks as Labour tries to work out…
Happy April Fools’ Week
The earliest recordance of April Fool’s Day is in ‘The Nun’s Priest’s Tale’ chapter of The Canterbury Tales: Sin March bigan,…
Bradford West: A view from the ground
I joined the campaign full time 2 weeks before the election, and spent every day campaigning at the…
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…
Lessons from Bradford
Many will try to draw their own conclusions from the Bradford by election defeat; more often than not…
Bradford? Blackburn? Galloway tweets of “Blackburn triumph”
This morning George Galloway tweeted about his success in Bradford Blackburn. That’s an embarrassing error. Although Gorgeous George appears to be suggesting…
Does Labour take the BAME vote for granted?
I woke up this morning hoping that last night’s election result was nothing but a bad dream. Unfortunately,…
Miliband and McNicol message to staff following Bradford West defeat
This afternoon Ed Miliband and General Secretary Iain McNicol sent out this joint message to staff following the…
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all
In Labour circles George Galloway’s byelection victory was greeted with complete and utter incredulity. I lost count of…
