Ed’s Deputy Chief of Staff Lucy Powell steps down
After being selected as Labour’s candidate for the upcoming Manchester Central by-election last week, Ed Miliband’s Deputy Chief of Staff…
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A new energy?
I haven’t been the happiest of campers lately. I’ve been frustrated at the disorganisation of Labour’s journey of…
Bravo Mr Miliband – but actions speak louder than words
There are some great quotes in today’s Ed Miliband interview with Patrick Wintour in the Guardian that suggests…
Meeting Tweeting
It’s a packed-out hall on a spring evening. Almost two hundred Labour members have gathered to hear the…
Labour Peer suspended over Obama “bounty” allegations (which he denies)
Labour peer Lord Ahmed has been suspended by the party, pending an investigation into allegations that he offered…
Labour must be proud, not cowed
For the last 18 months the Labour Party has had its head down, staring at the floor at…
Faith and the Labour Party
Roy Hattersley, in one of his many works, describes the moment in 1981 when he knew he would…
Labour is not a changed party – not yet
When times are tough, people want to see “change”. Often they’re not sure exactly what form that change…
The party is trying to treat the symptoms while the disease rages on
Yesterday it was The Guardian. Today it’s The Times. Suddenly the media have developed a fascination with the…
We don’t do politics
On Saturday, there was a #labourdoorstep tweet which said that there had been a ‘mixed reaction’ in the…
