Hartlepool council results: Labour proves ‘Red Wall’ progress after past troubles
Labour has taken back control of Hartlepool council in the north-east in this year’s local elections, in what…
Hartlepool by-election
The ‘Red Wall’ could crumble further. No silver bullets, but there are solutions
Now we know that 2019 was not as low as Labour can go. The party’s grim mauling in…
The lesson from Hartlepool? People don’t believe we have yet changed enough
In previous general elections, as neighbouring seat after neighbouring seat fell to the Conservatives, Hartlepool stayed Labour. Yesterday,…
We need a change of political strategy to avoid more disasters like Hartlepool
If you’re in a hole, stop digging. The worst possible reaction to the disastrous defeat in Hartlepool is…
How should Labour interpret and respond to its defeat in Hartlepool?
Labour has lost Hartlepool in a historic defeat. Governments hardly ever win seats from opposition parties, and for this…
“In this town, apathy rules”: Speaking to voters in Hartlepool, everyone’s a cynic
“Same shit, different day.” This is how the host for my accommodation in Hartlepool describes Tory ‘sleaze’ and…
Dr Paul Williams in Hartlepool: “We’re outside the EU, I don’t want to go back”
Dr Paul Williams, Labour’s candidate for the Hartlepool by-election taking place on May 6th, has told LabourList in…
