Labour pushing for early by-election in Jim Dobbin’s seat
Update: It has been confirmed the by-election will take place on October 9th – that means a quickfire…
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Abolish PCCs, say LabourList readers
The report into child sexual abuse in Rotherham released last week – which found that over 1,400 children…
Scotland – why ‘no’ is a Labour vote
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to write 300 words for Better Together on why I…
The Top 100 UKIP leaning Labour seats
By Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin In our recent book, Revolt on the Right, we compiled a list of…
Clacton polling: What does it say for Labour?
The date for the by-election in Clacton was confirmed this morning as Thursday, October 9th – not only…
Does Labour have a problem with black men?
Now that may seem a strange question for a Party that has both Chuka Umunna and Sadiq Khan…
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…
Weekly survey: Crime commissioners, Douglas Carswell and Labour defections
The role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) has been in the news lately, with the low turnout…
16-24 year olds more likely to vote Labour, poll finds
A voting attitudes poll has found that young people, between the ages of 16-24, are more likely to vote…
Irreconcilable differences and unreasonable behaviour
I committed one of those Twitter no-nos last week when the news about Douglas Carswell quitting the Tories…
