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By Chris Hughes Back in September, Ed stated that a 'New Generation had taken charge of Labour; optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics', and nowhere is this more evident than in the…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk As the Boundary Commission begin their two year review ahead of planned seat reductions, it looks increasingly likely that Labour will be disproportionately hit in England, as well as huge cuts in Scotland…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk 02.09: Right everyone, over fifteen hours after we started, this by-election liveblog is signing off on a successful night for Labour in the North-West. One by-election swallow certainly won't make a…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk As sources close to the campaign suggest that the by-election in Oldham East is set to be very close the issue of police cuts is likely to have a real impact. During the general election the Lib Dem…
By Luke Pollard / @lukepollard Some people thought Labour would roll over and spend its first few months out of power hampered by civil war, finger pointing and internal division. It hasn't happened. Instead, we've focused our attacks on…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 After two successful joint debate watch and campaigning parties for the first two leaders' debates, we're putting on more joint events this Thursday - in London and in Manchester. Labour supporters at both…
By Mike Harrison Campaigning in Yorkshire, God's own county, is going pretty well. In Brigg and Goole, Labour's candidate and MP since 1997, Ian Cawsey of MP4 fame, is proving a valuable asset to the Party's campaign to hold the seat. He is…
By Damian Talbot / @blackburnlabour Seven years has passed since that grim day when the BNP won a seat on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, representing Blackburn’s Mill Hill ward. As joint election agent, I remember clearly the…
By Sam Bacon / @SamBaconSam Looking at the 2005 general election map at the start of the animation by Philip Palfrey of the University of Sheffield (right) there are two startling visual traits. The first is that from the 2005 general…
By John Gray Unison London NEC member (and local school crossing officer) Louise Couling, is to stand against the BNP Councillor and London Assembly member, Richard Barnbrook, in next year's local council elections in Barking and Dagenham…
By Ben Furber / @benfurber Climate change is the hot topic on everyone's lips. 62% of respondents in a recent Europe-wide survey consider climate change to be the most serious problem facing the world today. The EU will shortly agree its…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Paul Moss, the Liberal Democrat PPC for Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester, defected to Labour yesterday, saying: "Nationally the Liberal Democrats are a complete joke. And I have seen how the Lib Dems…
