The street battles that will win or lose the next election
It is the textbook political model. Term one establish your credibility. Term two build your organisation. However if…
Campaigning
Dodgy Lib Dem bar charts are making a comeback
The Lib Dems have been a bit more sheepish about campaigning in the past few years, but with…
Is the debate on party reform missing the point (again)?
The deadline for submissions to the Collins Review is less than two weeks away, the process – most…
Stephanie Cutter to give the first LabourList Christmas Lecture
In British politics there’s a bit of an obsession with the way campaigns are run in the US…
5 things Labour’s all staff meeting should talk about today
Today Labour Party staff will be taking part in a special all-staff meeting in Central London, including a…
Labour HQ structures to be planned around seven taskforces in “election war room”
There’s a much trailed Labour Party “all staff conference” tomorrow, and the party are already briefing what Ed…
Why Labour needs a Kent strategy
First, an explanation of why a councillor from Hackney is writing about Kent. Although I moved away when…
Community campaigning compliments the doorstep
I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m a doorstep campaigning true believer. As a Labour activist and…
Labour’s Unsung Heroes
The incredible achievements of the Barack Obama campaign have loomed large over Labour Party staffers since 2007. As…
How the Labour Party needs to accept that everything we do must change – and learn to let go
There’s a new pamphlet out from the Fabians this week “Forward: The change Labour still needs“. It’s an…
