Roundup: Winning Tamworth, new PLP sec, donors flood in but councils run dry
O, pollings of comfort and joy. New TechneUK figures say Labour’s lead is still running strong at 21%.…
Stoke
‘Labour must reverse council cuts and base funding on need, not local wealth’
As the saying goes, all politics is local. For all the spectacle and drama that Westminster politics brings,…
Winning councils hasn’t guaranteed election victory – but it’s made it possible
The days and weeks after an election are always filled with debate and discussion about what the results…
What would good 2023 local election results look like for Labour?
In the run-up to every set of May elections when there isn’t a general election, I write a…
They voted to leave, but Labour seats like Stoke now want a People’s Vote
If you chat to anyone in Stoke, chances are they’ll chew your ear off about the state of…
Ruth Smeeth: Today the chancellor must give Armed Forces the funds they deserve
Today is Budget day. And, if reports are to be believed, then the Tories might be preparing to…
Fabians: Recruit a volunteer army to save our environment before it is too late
The Fabian Society today published Powerful People, Powerful Places, a report on environmental activism, which has been endorsed by…
Blairites embark on final push to defend nine MPs in iconic northern seats
A centre-left Labour group will mark the restart of national campaigning this weekend by embarking on a late…
The victory in Stoke hasn’t made us optimistic – reader survey results
Over half of respondents do not feel more optimistic about the party’s future after Labour’s win in the…
Keir Starmer: Labour has “no prospect” of winning in 2020 if we don’t improve
Losing the Copeland seat was “really serious” and if things don’t change Labour has “no prospect” of winning…
