Tom Baldwin: ‘What Blackpool’s deckchairs can tell us about its by-election’
Ten years ago, Blackpool council sold off its entire stock of 6,000 municipal deckchairs, claiming the holidaymakers who…
Local elections
Inside Labour’s local election campaign: Ellie Reeves on where to spend polling day and the key contests to watch
Labour’s deputy national campaign co-ordinator Ellie Reeves has dubbed the West Midlands “the place to be on polling…
Hartlepool elections: Inside Labour’s bid to take back control in ‘red wall’ town
Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed.…
Revealed: Poll shows 1 in 4 Tory voters says Rayner faces ‘smear campaign’
More than half of Labour voters and a quarter of Tory voters say the row over Angela Rayner’s…
Steve Rotheram: ‘Mayors are paving the way now for Labour’s bold bus plans’
Pick up any paper or turn on the news on any given day and you’re bound to be…
As fake Labour MP Fiona Wilson polls well…we find real politician Fiona Wilson
A story in The Times today found that “Fiona Wilson” polled better than some members of the shadow…
‘In praise of organisers: the hidden cogs in Labour’s election machine’
Do you know what a WARP sheet is? Or a risograph? Is your working life dictated by an…
‘Forget the progressive alliance. Labour must fight as many seats as possible’
As the next general election fast approaches, there is talk amongst supporters of the ‘progressive alliance’ about Labour…
Council coalitions: Progressive dream or recipe for Daily Mail attacks?
Good morning. Parliamentary recess continues, so we thought we’d turn our attention to an under-reported story following the…
Boundary changes, amended selection process, attack ads – Labour NEC report
The national executive committee (NEC) met this week in cheerful mood after the most successful local elections in…
