What are Labour’s chances in Rochester and Strood?
Earlier in the week, Luke Akehurst wrote a piece in which he argued that it’s possible for Labour…
Luke Akehurst
I bet Labour will win the Rochester and Strood by-election
I am new to dabbling in political betting and may not quite have got the hang of it,…
In Scotland, we need to appeal to people’s hearts, as well as their heads
I hate it when Labourlist’s Editor asks me to write about stuff where my response is emotional rather…
Chris Kelly standing down is as significant as Douglas Carswell defecting
Defections from one political party to another don’t happen very often, and they make great political theatre, so…
Sorry Boris, but the public think this is no time for a clown like you
One critical factor has been sustaining Tory morale in the face of the stubborn refusal of their poll…
The Choice – support or dump Labour’s traditional voters
Many of the former Labour voters who are switching to UKIP see Labour as part of a liberal…
Why we can’t do without All-Women Shortlists
The perennial issue of All Women Shortlists (AWS) has raised its head again, with Cynon Valley CLP extremely…
Devolution should mean giving more power to councils
Whatever the outcome of September’s referendum on Scottish independence, there needs to be a radical change to the…
NEC nominations close – who’s in the lead so far?
The National Executive Committee (NEC) is the governing body of the Labour Party that “oversees the overall direction…
Giving up on the “white working class” is a 20% strategy
John McTernan’s recent analysis of Labour and British politics has been rather good. I was therefore rather surprised…
