Five keys things Labour need to remember as the general election approaches
1) Labour may not be doing brilliantly but a month ago we would have given our right arms…
General Election
Young people are ‘the new face of poverty’ – what are politicians doing about it?
It feels as if UK politics repeating a very tired story. A political drama fills newspaper front pages,…
Our response is not to carry on as before, but to adapt and change
When I last wrote for LabourList, in the wake of the Heywood and Middleton result, someone suggested that…
Watson criticises changes to parliamentary selections, as making it “more likely special advisers will be selected”
Tom Watson has criticised Ed Miliband’s decision to take responsibility for choosing the shortlists for Labour parliamentary selections…
LabourList readers predict hung parliament
As the general election is just around the corner, the attention we pay to opinion polls is at…
Majority of LabourList readers back Miliband after tough week
A week ago Ed Miliband was facing open (albeit anonymous) revolt from a number of Labour MPs, but…
Does anybody actually want to win?
Here’s what the Conservatives have done recently: Announced £7bn of unfunded tax cuts in their continued quest to…
The 40% strategy doesn’t have to be a fantasy
My friend Hopi Sen wrote one of his thoughtful analyses of Labour’s current position last week. He correctly…
We can’t just offer scorn to people who are concerned about the environment
My comrade Luke launched a coruscating attack on the Greens in a recent LabourList article. He is correct…
The overnight results only underline the nature of the challenge we all face
I want to congratulate Liz McInnes, our newest Labour MP, and thank all the activists and volunteers who…
