Our defeat last night shows Labour’s forgetting the politics of inclusion and compromise
There was a moment when we could have won Rochester and Strood. Talking on doorsteps there a month…
General Election 2015
Politics seems less a marketplace of ideas, more a shady auction – we must change that
Society is a set of promises we make and keep to each other. That the strong will take care…
Poll finds Labour could win over SNP supporters with living wage pledge
Following yesterday’s news that Labour could lose 36 Scottish MPs in May – with the SNP on 45% and Labour…
10 campaigning priorities in the run-up to May
With just six months to go until the General Election and this being (so far) the first election…
Weekly survey: general election result, coalition or minority government, and shadow cabinet rankings
With the general election less than 6 months away, and the Tories and Labour so close in the…
This weekend, Labour campaigners were attacked by thugs claiming to be UKIP supporters
There are some campaigning days that must be designed to make you think a bit harder about why…
Simply Ed – holding back the sneers
It is rude to sneer. It’s also a bad idea. Sneering reduces vision: you can’t see clearly with…
Ed, show people your real character – the play has already started
Politicians have a lot in common with actors. They mount “the world stage” and even have to wear…
Labour plans tough new penalties to crack down on tax avoiders
Following Ed Miliband’s speech earlier today, Ed Balls has announced that Labour would introduce new penalties. through the…
“We can take this lot apart and it is time we did” – full text of Ed Miliband’s Senate House speech
Ed Miliband spoke at the Senate House, University of London today – here’s the full text of his…
