‘Sore feet and wretched video doorbells: An ode to canvassers who made history’
You did it. We did it. Thousands of steps hobbled, sweaty journeys criss-crossing the country and your phone…
Doorstep
David Evans on why Labour is like a building site and polls are like perfume
Labour party general secretary David Evans says Labour has “radically” changed its doorstep scripts, tested out “new things”…
Labour must wake up and change the way it campaigns, or continue losing
In 2015, I faced a new Tory candidate who presented himself in my constituency less than a year…
How can Labour win from here? 10 things every activist must do
I’ve spent three Saturdays on the doors in marginals and, though it’s tough in places, we’re making progress.…
If we want to create a broader movement, we have to change our culture
I think a lot of people in the Labour Party would agree that the party is strongest 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…
Finally, labour has some policies for the doorstep – and here they are
After years of calling for policies that activists can use on the doorstep, it was gratifying that conference…
I don’t know. I don’t care. I don’t want to hear about it
A stately, plump man answered the door whilst I was canvassing yesterday. His hair had and oaky hue,…
Give activists a #labourbreak
It isn’t much fun being a Labour activist right now. I suspect being a Lib Dem activist gives…
Labour activists are being sent naked on to the doorstep
Ed Miliband was on the Victoria Derbyshire show today, and received a somewhat predictable roughing up. He was…
