Jim McMahon: Labour’s respectable radical?
Labour owes Jim McMahon a big debt of gratitude. After weeks of dreadful coverage the success in Oldham…
Working Class candidates
Fabians launch project to help make Labour ‘look like the country’
The Fabian Society have today launched a survey of Labour Party members, which they say is the first…
As he prepares to leave Parliament, we should all remember David Hamilton’s story
When I first heard that Labour MP David Hamilton was standing down after 14 years as MP for…
A chance to end Labour’s hypocrisy on working class representation?
Practice what you preach. It’s not a bad a principle and it’s one that Labour could do with…
LabourList readers split on Mayoral candidate announcements
LabourList readers are split over when the best time is for London Mayor candidates to announce their intentions.…
Weekly Survey: London Mayor candidates, working class MPs and housing
A month ago, Mark Ferguson took to the pages of the Evening Standard to warn against contenders for…
What is Labour’s working class problem?
The Times front page this morning runs (£) with a quote from Labour peer Maurice Glasman saying the party…
Working class candidates need genuine access to the political system – encouragement is not enough
There is a crisis of working class representation in Parliament. While there is no shortage of talented working…
