Ed Miliband

By Mike Ion / @MikeIon For some weeks now I have been taking every opportunity I can to tell my fellow Labour party members why I want Ed Miliband to be the next leader of our movement. I was delighted when I heard that Ed had decided to…

By Ben Fox Two months after taking Labour's severest beating in terms of vote share since 1983, two senior Labour figures are getting an indecent amount of media attention. But, sadly, not for the right reasons. This is a great shame…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Pete Hoskin has written a couple of good pieces this weekend about the Mandelson book and how it might affect the leadership race - as well as some deeper analysis of the Miliband drama for US site The Daily…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Peter Mandelson's book, launched this week, reveals that Nick Clegg told Lord Mandelson that Gordon Brown would need to step aside as Labour leader if there was to be any colaition deal between Labour and…

By Richard Darlington It's often noted that nobody voted for a coalition government and that no one voted for the cuts in the budget. But we have to accept that 36% of the country did vote for David Cameron's 'Contract for Change'. I didn't…

By James Valentine Political commentators and activists are preoccupied with the question of how long the coalition will last. Labour has been encouraged by an influx of new members, at least some of whom are former Lib Dems, and Ed…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk * Flexible working could benefit employees and the economy says Ed Miliband, in a policy that is reminiscent of of the French 35 hour week.... * Three-quarters of government cuts will fall on women, Yvette…

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 It could be that the first throes of summer are finally with us, or it could be that Labour are out of power and out of mind, but there's very little of interest to party hacks in the news today. Alan Johnson…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk In an article today for the New Statesman, David Miliband has discussed the idea of Englishness, and what it means for the future of the Labour Party. As we discussed last week on LabourList, Labour…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Ed Miliband gave a speech this afternoon in which he sought to explain the way he thinks the party, and then the country, need to change. He also took the opportunity to reach out to Lib Dem voters and…

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Speaking to Labour MEPs in Brussels today, Ed Miliband urged Lib Dems to "oppose this budget" - ahead of probable emergency spending cuts and tax rises tomorrow. Ed said: "I say to the Lib-Dems very…

By Rob Carr Cheerleaders are nice. Don't you agree? They make the supporters of their team feel good. They repeat chants and cheers to motivate those supporters and everyone feels that bit better for it. Whether they're the American dancing…