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Next Labour Leader: Let’s do the Time Warp Again

Next Labour Leader: Let’s do the Time Warp Again

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Tissue Price on Mr. Corbyn’s successor Amongst the favourites in the betting for next Labour leader are non-runner Dan Jarvis (8/1), non-finisher Chuka Umunna (9/1), and non-MP David Miliband (a stand out 20/1 with Stan James, otherwise 10/1). All are broadly on the right of the party, though admittedly Jarvis is something of a blank canvas. And yet the next leader will either be arranged by the PLP, in the Michael Howard manner, or they’ll be elected by broadly the same membership that…

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Next year’s London Mayoral election next will be the big test for the Corbyn leadership.

Next year’s London Mayoral election next will be the big test for the Corbyn leadership.

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Don Brind on the day the CON Mayoral candidate will be announced “Sadiq. Wow” said the text message that came in as I was walking down an Italian hillside. It alerted me to the fact that Sadiq Khan had won the Labour London Mayoral selection by a decisive margin. The friend who sent it knew I was heavily invested in Khan stocks. Not only is he my local MP – and a brilliant one too – but no less than…

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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : October 1st 2015

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : October 1st 2015

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George Street and Harbour (SNP defence) and Midstocket and Rosemount (Con defence) on City of Aberdeen Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 17, Scottish National Party 15, Liberal Democrats 5, Conservatives 3, Independents 3 (No Overall Control, Labour short by 5) Result of wards at last election (2012) : Emboldened denotes elected George Street and Harbour Scottish National Party 672, 224 (34%) Labour 456, 381 (31%) Liberal Democrats 262 (10%) Independents 26, 222 (9%) Conservatives 178 (7%) Greens…

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Local By-Election Results : September 24th 2015

Local By-Election Results : September 24th 2015

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Loddon on Norfolk (Con defence) Result of council at last election (2013): Conservatives 40, United Kingdom Independence Party 15, Labour 14, Liberal Democrats 10, Green 4, Independent 1 (No Overall Control, Conservatives short by 3) Result of ward at last election (2013): Conservatives 2,001 (64%), UKIP 594 (19%), Labour 383 (12%), Liberal Democrats 163 (5%) Result: Conserrvatives 1,094 (57% -7%), Labour 357 (19% +7%), Liberal Democrats 235 (12% +7%), UKIP 233 (12% -7%) Conservative HOLD with a majority of 737…

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Jeremy Corbyn needs saving from his “friends”

Jeremy Corbyn needs saving from his “friends”

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This week’s column from Don Brind Jeremy Corbyn has done remarkably well in attracting MPs into the big tent, which his closest ally John McDonnell says he wants to inhabit. Although the leadership failed to recruit some of the front benchers they wanted to keep there has been none of the flouncing out that Polly Toynbee warned against. There has been a search for common ground rather than the highlighting differences – an approach I urged in a previous post….

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Local By-Election Results : September 17th 2015 and ORB Poll makes for grim reading for Corbyn

Local By-Election Results : September 17th 2015 and ORB Poll makes for grim reading for Corbyn

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Noel Park (Lab defence) and Woodside (Lab defence) on Haringey Noel Park Result: Labour 1,005 (61% +6%), Liberal Democrats 247 (15% +1%), Conservatives 178 (11% +5%), Green Party 124 (8% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 48 (3% -3%), Trade Unionist and Socialist 38 (2%, no candidate in 2014) Labour HOLD with a majority of 758 (46%) on a swing of 2.5% from Liberal Democrat to Labour Woodside Result: Labour 1,279 (62% +5%), Liberal Democrats 435 (21% +9%), Conservatives 141 (7%…

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John McDonnell holds the key to the success of Project Corbyn

John McDonnell holds the key to the success of Project Corbyn

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John McDonnell and his leader are dumping negatives so they can concentrate on what really matters to them – austerity. Wouldn’t it be lovely if we had a proper national anthem – one that celebrated the country and its people rather than the creepy dirge that got Jeremy Corbyn into trouble at the Battle of Britain memorial service. There’s a case for boycotting God Save the Queen on aesthetic grounds. Compared to the Star Spangled Banner and La Marseillaise –…

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The first local election night of the Corbyn era with two LAB defences in London

The first local election night of the Corbyn era with two LAB defences in London

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Harry Hayfield’s weekly preview Noel Park (Lab defence) and Woodside (Lab defence) on Haringey Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 48, Liberal Democrats 9 (Labour majority of 39) Result of ward at last election (2014) : Emboldened denotes elected Noel Park Labour 1,897, 1,807, 1,782 (55%) Green Party 503, 332, 309 (15%) Liberal Democrats 492, 491, 437 (14%) United Kingdom Independence Party 220 (6%) Conservatives 213, 210, 163 (6%) Independent 128 (4%) Candidates duly nominated: Derin Adebiyi (Lib…

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