Dear Ed: an open letter of congratulations to Ed Miliband
Dear Ed, You have earned our congratulations on many grounds. Congratulations on having led Labour so much more…
Ed Miliband
Next Labour must build beyond Miliband’s manifesto
In a post-electoral debate, Professor Tim Bale urged Labour to take note of the Tories’ playbook: campaign at…
Miliband makes first speech in the Commons after election defeat
Ed Miliband has made his first speech in the House of Commons, following his resignation as Labour leader…
5 things we’ve learnt from Patrick Wintour’s account of Labour’s defeat
Today the Guardian’s Patrick Wintour has written an in-depth account of the lead up to Labour’s election defeat.…
The progressive majority myth is over – you need Tory votes to win
“The public is never wrong. We lose elections because we deserve to.” Just as mass each Sunday begins…
Sadiq Khan, London Mayor candidate, slams overuse of the word ‘aspiration’ in leadership contest
Sadiq Khan, London mayoral hopeful, has said that the word “aspiration” has been used far too much in…
Chuka Umunna says it’s not “impossible” but “quite unlikely” he’d stand to be leader in the future
Chuka Umunna was one of the people to put his name forward to be Labour leader following the…
No more abstract nouns, we need to start talking about the real world
At rapid pace since Labour’s catastrophic defeat a fortnight ago, my inbox has been pinging with explanations about…
Poetry and prose please!
“As we come marching, marching, unnumbered women dead Go crying through our singing their ancient cry for bread.…
Untrusted on economy and competence: TUC polling sheds light on why Labour lost the election
Labour were seen as too profligate, too soft on welfare and immigration, and too incompetent, according to a…
