Comment Enough of the ‘silly season’ – Ed’s up to the task Having just returned from my summer break(two weeks in the Lake District, especially when coinciding with unusually good… Andrew Gwynne 12th August, 2013, 11:16 am
Comment 5 ways Ed Miliband can get back on the front foot – An open letter Dear Ed, Welcome back – I hope your holiday in France was restful. You’ve had your phone turned… Mark Ferguson 12th August, 2013, 10:07 am
Comment Does Ed Miliband want a politician AND a strategist to run the General Election campaign? Earlier this week I argued that running a General Election campaign was a job for a professional campaign… Mark Ferguson 9th August, 2013, 10:00 am
Comment Is this who Labour will hire to take on Crosby and Messina? In the past few days – especially since Jim Messina was confirmed as David Cameron’s latest campaign hire… Mark Ferguson 7th August, 2013, 10:36 am
Comment The phoney war is over – last days of calm before the storm If it weren’t so worrying it would be hilarious. Even Lynton Crosby, according to the Sunday Times, didn’t… Stefan Stern 5th August, 2013, 10:08 am
News Labour’s lead up to 11 with Populus (the polls are still all over the place) Today’s Populus poll has Labour’s lead over the Tories at 11 points (up 6) – Lab 40, Con… Mark Ferguson 2nd August, 2013, 2:40 pm
News Labour MP says “difficulty knowing what we stand for” under Miliband Labour MP George Mudie has laid into Ed Miliband’s leadership on WATO, telling them that Labour isn’t setting… Mark Ferguson 1st August, 2013, 1:35 pm
Comment The narrowing polls are a worry – but worse, Labour MPs fear there’s a sense of “drift” Today’s ComRes poll for the Independent has the Labour lead over the Tories down to just 3 points,… Mark Ferguson 31st July, 2013, 10:27 am
Comment How about “a real voice inside the party” for members, Ed? Earlier this week Ed Miliband spoke about his proposed Labour-union reforms, telling an audience in South London that:… Mark Ferguson 26th July, 2013, 11:55 am
Comment Lord Ashcroft’s Unite poll looks like a political hit job – but it’s not bad news for Miliband Lord Ashcroft has published a poll of Unite members today, and certainly seems to have gone to great… Mark Ferguson 23rd July, 2013, 1:00 pm