Labour party

Labour’s runners and riders

Speculation will focus today on whether Yvette Cooper or Ed Balls will become shadow Chancellor. But last night’s shadow cabinet result throws up some other tricky decisions.

How Labour prevented a Tory majority

Labour’s election defeat was severe. But incumbency, the length of the campaign, and a handful of paid organisers made the difference between a Tory majority and a hung parliament.

Ed M not the natural choice of shadow cabinet candidates

Analysis of the shadow cabinet candidates’ Labour leader preferences reveals that Ed Miliband cannot rely on automatic support for his leadership. Of the 49 MPs standing for the shadow cabinet, 14 did not put down any preference for the Labour leader.

Community campaigning is Labour’s messy future

Our guest writer is Dr Jon Wilson, senior lecturer in British Imperial and South Asian history at King’s College, London. Local community campaigning is messy; there is no right or wrong way to do it. It forces us to fundamentallytest

Socialism is Democracy: Labour should accept AV

This week MPs have voted in support of a Bill which would mean that next May the country would get to decide on whether they want to stick with FPTP (first past the post) or switch to AV (Alternative Vote). While this may not have been the choice many of us who support a more proportional system wanted we shouldn’t underestimate its significance.