Kingswood candidate warns Labour has “mountain to climb” to win by-election
Labour’s candidate in the upcoming Kingswood by-election has warned that the party has a “mountain to climb” to…
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End the internal fights. Let’s focus on best practice
In May 2021, Labour will fight its first campaign since ‘that’ election one year ago. For most of…
How Labour organisers can learn from US field campaigns
There tends to be a feeling across the Labour Party that the Democratic Party in the US “does…
It’s tempting to believe a pro-Labour shockwave hit Bristol, but it’s not a blueprint for Britain
While the dust settles on a swathe of election results that will keep the number-crunchers busy for weeks,…
Why I knock doors for Labour (and you should too)
I’m a Labour member, a Momentum member, and a lifelong socialist who joined, like so many, because the…
How the Oldham West was won
New first rule in politics. Never answer a text message from Tom Watson. I made this rookie mistake…
Labour’s ground campaign is better than the Tories’, and here’s why
Much has been said about why Labour lost the General Election – again – but in the current…
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…
The British people want a relationship not a speed date
Over the next few months the debate about our general election defeat will focus on Ed and the…
Politics: what’s not to love?
There are bloody awful days in politics. Days when the rain is vertical and you know you have…
