Thurrock runners and riders: Former councillors and PPCs in tussle for top Labour target seat
A series of prominent former parliamentary candidates as well as a Momentum activist are engaged in a battle…
Polly Billington
John Denham: We are the patriotic party. Our new network will give England a voice
Labour has to win England. Despite our strength in Wales, and welcome recovery in Scotland, Labour must aim…
Lewisham runners and riders: Author and former PPCs enter the race
A series of prominent activists and former candidates are among the people who could be chosen as Labour’s…
Why Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are wrong on English devolution
Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are both wrong. Our English Challenge won’t be met by dreaming up more…
The Tories lost elections when they didn’t understand modern Britain. Labour is at high risk of doing the same
By Polly Billington and Andrew Pakes Jim McMahon will be a great MP. He was a great candidate.…
It wasn’t what was in our manifesto that was the problem, it was what was missing
Well that was an unmitigated disaster. Last Thursday wasn’t the re-run of 1992 that some had feared, it…
The seats where Labour’s ground game could decide the election
This looks like being one of the closest and most unpredictable General Elections ever. A handful of votes…
Ignoring Ukip isn’t just an electoral mistake: it is a moral one too
So the conversation goes: Labour supporter/friend/strategist: What’s the majority you need to overturn? Me: 92 Labour supporter: Oh…
The Tories economic offer? Rising poverty and inequality
Analysis published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has confirmed young people are being left behind by this…
The Sticks and the City
My brother, once he’d got himself set up with a room in a shared house near a tube…
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