The election lesson we must learn is relevance
The Tories won a slight majority to everyone’s genuine surprise, but Lynton Crosby’s. Labour’s soul searching has taken…
Ed Miliband
LabourList Podcast – Miliband’s legacy and leadership contenders
In the first post-election podcast, Conor Pope and Maya Goodfellow discuss Miliband’s legacy and which bits of…
Labour does not need uniformity, but unity
On Friday evening I went to my local Labour Party meeting in Oxford. What we had hoped would…
“We are enormously proud of you” – university Labour club chairs pen open letter to Miliband
Over 25 current chairs of university Labour clubs have written an open letter to Ed Miliband, thanking him…
Making sense of it all – lessons of a crushing defeat
It has been a tough time for the Labour family. Hopes dashed. Great candidates defeated who sacrificed so…
Labour’s emotional illiteracy: the party need to abandon the language of hellfire and damnation
Only Labour. Only Labour can defend the NHS, protect the poor, return the economy to sustained growth. Without…
Politicians: I’m the person you’re talking about and I might have some useful information
Excuse me, Mr and Ms Clever Politician People, so sorry to interrupt. I know you all have lots…
A return to New Labour won’t help us connect with people who are disengaged from Labour
Last week’s General Election result was a disaster for the Labour Party and the millions of people who…
Now is not the time for timidity
The Conservatives should not even have been in contention in this election. With apparent disregard for its failure…
On comfort zones and moving on
There are five stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Just a week ago, we were…
