Comment: Labour needs to reform the way it is funded
It felt like we were fighting the election campaign with longbows while the Tories had sten guns
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Politicians must embrace the shifting sands of democracy
Voting is no longer the only way in which people can be politically engaged.
How to contact an MP 2011-style: Do it 1911-style
Alex Hern reports on the lessons we can learn from Edelman’s survey of Westminster campaiging
38 Degrees show the way with grassroots fundraising
The chief executive of a fledgling progressive grass-roots movement sent an email out to its membership thanking them for their engagement and highlighting its success – proving that President Obama’s crowdsourcing funding model can work in the UK.
Labour needs to serve people whether or not it’s in power
For me and I believe, many on the left, the defining concern is that we need to show that we want to serve people whether or not we are in power.