What Labour should learn from the 2019 local elections
Local elections on Thursday were followed by a bank holiday, which gave us all time to reflect on…
Luke Akehurst
How successful was Labour in the 2019 local elections?
A month ago, I set out my annual benchmarks of what would constitute a good or bad performance…
What would good local election results in 2019 look like?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
How will Labour do in May 2019 local elections based on recent by-elections?
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. With the main local election campaign…
Top 10 LabourList stories of the last 10 years
To mark the tenth anniversary of LabourList today, I’ve drawn up a list of the most popular comment…
Luke Akehurst: Latest council by-elections show Labour must do better
I’ve been reviewing Labour’s performance in local council by-elections on a regular basis for LabourList. To round off the year,…
Luke Akehurst: The hard left railed against stitch-ups for 30 years. Now they’re at it
Labour’s hard left spent the 30 years until 2015 railing against alleged stitch-ups and fixes by party HQ.…
Luke Akehurst: Conference saw Momentum snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
With an overwhelming majority of CLP delegates, why did Momentum and the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy (CLPD)…
Luke Akehurst: The rule changes going to conference – and what they mean for Labour
What happened at Tuesday’s Labour national executive committee (NEC) meeting about the democracy review and other rule changes?…
Luke Akehurst: It’s clearer than ever – Labour moderates must stay and fight
The last week has deepened the sense of a Labour Party in internal existential crisis. Many members who…