Labour’s Election Scorecard 2013
Every year I do a piece looking at what the benchmarks are for Labour in the May local…
Local elections
Local elections 2013: when are the votes being counted?
Unlike previous years, the majority of election counts will be taking place on Friday morning, rather than at…
More examples of shy Tories pretending not to be Tories
Earlier this week we showed you a leaflet being put out in True Blue Salisbury that neglected to…
Ed Miliband’s Local Elections Diary
The Labour Party have released the first in what is expected to be a series of Local Elections…
Ed Miliband’s local election campaign launch speech
This morning Ed Miliband was in Ipswich to launch Labour’s local election campaign (and pledge card), including an…
Labour launches pledge card
Alongside Ed Miliband launching the local election campaign this morning, the party launched an “action card” (a pledge…
How well does Labour need to do in the local elections?
As in previous years, here is my guide to to what constitutes success for Labour on 2nd May.…
Local democracy is limp – Labour should take a lead on decentralisation
Despite Labour gains in council elections last week, the low turnout and the rejection of elected mayors should…
Every government has bad times – but this feels worse…
There’s something vaguely reassuring about discovering that extreme combinations of adverse events immediately before elections don’t just happen…
Local Elections Labour councils to watch: Update
Thank you to everyone who has tweeted with more councils that Labour should watch on May 3rd. Here…
