2015 election verdict: Too tough on welfare and the deficit, and too much like the Tories
Labour stances on welfare and the deficit going were too tough going into May’s general election – but…
General Election 2015
Five biggest political moments of the Labour year
2015 has been a tumultuous year in politics. As we reach its climax, we look back now over…
Calls for Labour’s internal inquiry into election defeat to be made public
The Labour Party’s official inquiry into May’s election defeat has now been finished, and the report has been…
Labour’s shrinking vote
Over the summer our Independent Inquiry published 5 key messages about Labour’s defeat in May. This sixth comes…
Labour failed to articulate ‘distinctive message’ on immigration
Labour did not turn off voters by being too tough on immigration, but by failing to make clear…
Kendall: We took voters for granted in Scotland
Liz Kendall has said that Labour performed so badly in Scotland at the election because the party “lost…
The lessons Labour councillors have learned from May’s defeat
Just two months ago Labour suffered the worst general election defeat in a generation. While Labour did very…
Labour must face up to the reality of the general election defeat
I suppose the first thing to say about me is that I’m not a Labour Party insider. I’m…
The Tories won the election by lying, says Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper has said that David Cameron won the election by lying, as she has pinpointed nine broken…
Decommissioning machine politics is hard. Labour must adapt or be evolved out of existence
I read Arnie Graf’s piece for LabourList yesterday with some interest. I have to say it struck me…
