Miliband calls for “unity and discipline”
It’s been a tumultuous couple of weeks for Ed Miliband – he’s been attacked over his conference speech…
General Election 2015
Our near defeat last week was the wake-up call Labour needed
Last week was a potential turning point in the history of the Labour Party and British politics. Labour…
To fend off UKIP, Labour must show it trusts the voters
The Conservative and Labour Parties are making precisely the same mistake in their battle to fend off the…
Labour wants the TV debates, but today’s proposals are flawed
The TV companies have played their trump card today. By ganging up together on the main political parties,…
Labour will bring about a clean break with the recent past
Remember this: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven” In the Labour…
The simplicity of the UKIP appeal is also core to their weakness
It’s barely three weeks since the independence referendum. But after conference season and two by-elections it already feels…
Conventional politics is stuck, stale and discredited
If politics is “show business for ugly people” it might be worth recalling the famous Hollywood dictum of…
Labour try to schedule TV debates but Cameron is “still running scared”
It’s said that the Labour leadership are trying to kickstart discussions about television debates in the run-up to…
What conference season has told us about political apathy
Hello Labourlisters, and welcome to my first weekly column in conjunction with Class and LabourList. And what better…
Bring me sunshine
Labour and Ed Miliband are having a tough couple of weeks. Our conference never got off the ground…
