Mandelson’s advice for victory: fewer promises, more policies
Peter Mandelson has penned the diary column for this week’s Spectator, and takes the opportunity to offer some…
UKIP
Tremors in Eastleigh, but no earthquake – thanks to Ed
A strange and largely unremarked result, certainly unremarked on the BBC coverage, came about in Eastleigh last week;…
UKIP’s success in Essex shows the scale of our challenge
Last Thursday was a dark day for progressives in South Essex. It was supposed to be a day…
The challenge for Labour on immigration is what to say, not how loudly to say it
For months, everybody thought it would be the Conservatives who would be panicking about UKIP. But Conservative nerves…
Might UKIP’s victory divide the Labour leadership?
Imagine that you’re seated around the table with the Labour leadership and the predictable topic of discussion comes…
It isn’t working; change tracks
So many activists, staffers and candidates have worked so hard. There were some remarkable victories on Thursday. So…
Don’t blame it on the bacon
If no-one else is prepared to say what we are apparently all thinking then I will: we need…
Labour needs to make profound changes to win in 2015
The votes have been counted and the results are in. We finished two points ahead of the Tories…
Behind the UKIP vote lies alienation in many of our communities
There have been times over the last two days when some of the media coverage of the local…
Labour’s eve of poll warning: “Vote UKIP, get Tories”
Labour have focussed their attacks on UKIP today, as we head towards the final twenty-four hours of campaigning with…
