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Election 2012: Polling Day
By TSF at May 3, 2012 | 12:08 am | 0 Comment
Today important elections are taking place across the United Kingdom, voters in London, Liverpool and Salford will decide who they want to be their directly elected Mayor whilst voters in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield will vote on whether to have a directly elected Mayor or not. Council more...
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Election 2012: Why you should vote Labour
By TSF at May 3, 2012 | 12:07 am | 0 Comment
Ellis Palmer (@ellispalmer94) is the North West Young Labour Disabilities Officer I have been active in campaigning for disability rights from a young age, and I believe Labour across the country, and Ken in London, is the only party that effectively stands up for disabled people during this period of economic hardship. My parents instilled in me the belief that if more...
The Bradford West Disaster
By TSF at March 30, 2012 | 9:18 am | 0 Comment
The election results from the Bradford West by-election were disastrous for the main three political parties contesting the seat; they were particularly devastating for the Labour Party who had previously held the seat with a 5000 majority. How could what was technically regarded as a ‘safe’ seat be lost and won by an opposition group with a 10,000 majority? Add more...
Two Eds better than One?
By TSF at January 18, 2012 | 12:20 pm | 1 Comments
One of Ed Miliband’s aims as Labour leader was to unite the Labour Party, unfortunately it wasn’t the sort of united party he hoped for. Those on both wings of the party have now openly criticised the Labour leadership or rather the lack of it. Ed has to get the balance right, he has to show he isn’t in the pockets of the unions yet at the same time he has to more...
A New Economic Approach
By TSF at January 11, 2012 | 12:03 am | 0 Comment
Ed’s remarks yesterday during his speech to London Citizens should be welcomed by both those in the Labour Party and the public. However 18 months into Ed Miliband’s leadership, the party has failed to make any substantial progress in developing distinct policies which is beginning to take its toll. The narrative on the economy is particularly an area where the Labour more...
Labour’s NEC Election
By TSF at January 9, 2012 | 1:18 pm | 0 Comment
Later this year Labour Party members will vote for who they want to serve them on the National Executive Committee. NEC candidates can be nominated by your CLP (the deadline for CLP nominations is 5PM on 30th March) and members will also vote. There are some truly excellent people on the NEC such as Ann Black and Ellie Reeves, but particularly Johanna Baxter. I have known more...
A Progressive Opposition?
By TSF at December 28, 2011 | 1:18 pm | 0 Comment
As we come to the end of 2011, who would have thought that the Conservative Party would be ahead in the polls after almost 2 years of disastrous government? 2011 has been a turbulent year for the government with resignations, strikes, NHS reform and scandals nobody could have expected Labour to be behind the Tories with 3 years left of this Parliament. An ICM poll for the more...
A Long Journey Back to Power
By TSF at October 11, 2011 | 2:38 pm | 0 Comment
The full list of those on Labour's front bench has been announced by the Labour Party. On Friday the new shadow cabinet was announced. With unexpected resignations from John Denham and John Healey on the Thursday evening, it left many wondering who would stay and who would go. We did see the promotion of Rachel Reeves to the shadow cabinet who will be an excellent more...
Labour’s new frontbench
By TSF at October 10, 2011 | 12:19 pm | 0 Comment
The full list of those serving on Labour’s shadow front bench has been announced by the Labour Party. There are some excellent promotions such as those of Vernon Coaker, Dan Jarvis, Rachel Reeves and Kate Green. As somebody with a particular interest in policing, I am delighted that David Hanson is the new policing minister. He'll do an excellent job standing up for more...
Labour’s New Shadow Cabinet
By TSF at October 7, 2011 | 11:14 am | 0 Comment
The new shadow cabinet has just been announced by the Labour Party. The news came through last night that both John Healey and John Denham would leave the shadow cabinet of their own accord. Mr Healey received the second most votes in the shadow cabinet elections last year. Whilst John Denham is no longer a shadow cabinet member he will serve as Ed Miliband’s PPS. This more...
