It’s not voter ID or community organising – it’s a question of how we do both
Winning political parties have three key ingredients – popular leadership, plausible policies and professional campaigns. There has been…
Community Organising
A little less conversation, a little more action
Let’s do a little number crunching. Ed Miliband wants Labour to have four million conversations with voters before…
We must grow our volunteer offer
Community organising has become something of a buzzword in Labour circles of late, but what does it really…
5 reasons not to be spooked by UKIP – if Labour gets its act together
Matthew Goodwin and Rob Ford have teased their sure-to-be excellent book Revolt on the Right, an analysis of…
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…
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…
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…
The Sharkstoppers campaign shows that community organising works
Yesterday, Ed Miliband announced the Labour Party’s new policies on payday lending and credit unions. The message was…
Getting organised in Brighton
The Labour movement is off to the seaside at this week for the annual Labour Party Conference, this…
Spirit, will and the drive to relate
Approximately 50 years ago I was sitting in a jail cell. Along with 27 other members of C.O.R.E.(Congress…
