January 2011
36 hours in Old & Sad
Dave Roberts discusses the experience of campaigning in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election, which Labour won by 3,558 votes from the Liberal Democrats.
Look Left – Miliband hails “first step in a long journey” as Labour hold Oldham
Shamik Das reports on Labour's comprehensive victory in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election, plus the rest of the week's political news.
Predict how many seats the Lib Dems can win
The Oldham East & Saddleworth by-election seems to have created many questions; to help answer them we present the Liberal Democrats General Election Predictor.
Left Foot Forward: Progressive, independent, evidence-based
Over at Order Order, Guido Fawkes has accused Left Foot Forward of being a "fully signed on" member of some Labour Party rebuttal network, and "regularly taking stories" from Ed Miliband's online communications specialist, Alex Smith. Let's look at the evidence.
Clegg in battle over House of Lords reform
Plans by Nick Clegg to reform the Lords were dealt a blow when he had a private meeting with peers to discuss sweeping changes to the way they are elected.
Simon Hughes’ progressive claims don’t stack up
Simon Hughes thinks the Lib Dems are guiding the coalition in a progressive direction. But the economic damage done to Britain's communities - including his own - overshadow any good.