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By Sunder Katwala / @nextleft Part of the difficulty of being David Miliband and defining a political role during the post-leadership contest year is how one of Labour's major figures can make his own significant contributions to the debate…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... As Cameron slithers from tactic to tactic, Mandelson and Straw right to defend difficult positions - Alastair Campbell By…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk It was understandable that David Miliband would want to retreat into the shadows in the aftermath of the leadership election. He was the older brother - the senior partner - who would have struggled to…
By Lisa Nandy MP / @lisanandy Last night's resounding victory for Labour in Barnsley Central was notable for the hollowing out of the Liberal Democrat vote as they plummeted from 2nd to an astonishing 6th place. But Barnsley wasn't the only…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Why Labour is the Left's only hope - Left Futures By Owen Jones It's a debate that has raged on the left since 1900, when an…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Paul Waugh reported last night that George Osborne appears to have cancelled a major speech on tax ahead of the budget. It was believed that the chancellor would be announcing lower personal tax rates for…
By Toby Flux After I got home from work on Monday evening I opened my email to read Ed Miliband's speech. Of course the pre-speech press briefings had given me an indication of what it was going to be about, but it didn't take long before I…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... Three questions to ask your councillor - Don Paskini By Don Paskini One of the keys to effective local action is making sure…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk This afternoon Paul Waugh reported that Sky were overlooked at Cameron's presser - later going on to suggest that they'd been sin-binned. At the same time, both Ed Miliband and Ed Balls have written…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk If Ed Miliband could only read five blogposts each day, he'd read these ones... News International use Labour to assault Tories - Liberal Conspiracy By Sunny Hundal Labour launched an all-out assault on…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today Ed Miliband has been accused of "love bombing" middle England. At the same time Ed Balls has been slamming the government over fuel prices in the Sun. Both form separate parts of a strong cohesive…
Yesterday we brought you exclusive extracts from the new chapter of Peter Mandelson's "The Third Man". Today we're able to bring you more extracts, including Mandelson's thoughts on Ed Miliband and New Labour, and crucially - how to beat…
