A new day has dawned for Labour as Corbyn wins on the first round

A new day has dawned for Labour as Corbyn wins on the first round

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Corbyn wins on the first ballot with a higher share of the vote than Blair did in 1994 pic.twitter.com/upXinPwvKo — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 12, 2015 Tom Watson wins the deputy leadership on the third round of voting. pic.twitter.com/HnaOro0Wg2 — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 12, 2015 His 59.5% is higher than the 57% Blair received in 1994 All those Burnham supporters that lent Corbyn some nominations to make it on to the ballot paper to see a broader debate will be feeling…

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So much fun, let’s do it all again

So much fun, let’s do it all again

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Will Labour’s winner have a clear mandate? 2015 hasn’t been the happiest of years for Labour. They have had worse ones – 1931, perhaps – but it’s still been a bit of a shocker. Today’s leadership election result ought to close that chapter and open a new and more hopeful one. Unfortunately for those desperate to put the Miliband era behind them, that may not be the case. The irregularities of the leadership election, where many members and supporters haven’t…

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Corbyn: Britain’s first X Factor leader?

Corbyn: Britain’s first X Factor leader?

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But how now to survive in the Social Media age? Jedward may not, on the face of it, have much in common with Jeremy Corbyn. One is an irritating novelty act, swept up in a collective wave of public enthusiasm to a prominence far beyond which natural ability alone would justify; the other is an Irish pop duo. Ba-dum-tish. Unfair? Of course: Jedward mostly hit the right note. And so the jokes go on. This summer might have been witness…

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Why Sadiq could be quite hard for Zac or any other Tory to beat

Why Sadiq could be quite hard for Zac or any other Tory to beat

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I am deeply humbled that so many Londoners have put their faith in me today. Together, we can change London. pic.twitter.com/COQpcJrU55 — Sadiq Khan MP (@SadiqKhan) September 11, 2015 Just ask Lynton Crosby. Winning the London mayoralty is all about getting your own supporters out to vote in an an election that has struggled in the past to attract turnout levels of more than 40%. In early August there was some interesting pulling from Survation which got very little attention….

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Meanwhile a message from Marf & council by election results

Meanwhile a message from Marf & council by election results

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    Leith Walk on Edinburgh (SNP and Green defence) Result: SNP 2,290 (36% +7%), Labour 1,623 (26% -7%), Green Party 1,381 (22% +2%), Conservative 501 (8% unchanged), Liberal Democrats 255 (4% -1%), UKIP 102 (2%, no candidate in 2012), Scottish Socialists 97 (2%, no candidate in 2012), Left Unity 32 (1%, no candidate in 2012), Independent 26 (0% -3%), Libertarian 17 (0%, no candidate in 2012) SNP HOLD on the first count, Labour GAIN from Green on the tenth…

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Yes we Khan – Sadiq Khan wins the London Mayoral nomination 59% to 41%

Yes we Khan – Sadiq Khan wins the London Mayoral nomination 59% to 41%

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Comprehensive victory for Khan over Jowell. 59% for Khan to Jowell’s 41%. This wasn’t even close. pic.twitter.com/wg3h48AIN5 — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 11, 2015 This should also be great news for Mr Corbyn as Khan won every round, it wasn’t even close I know this will earn me the wrath of Khan and his supporters, but the likely Conservative nominee Zac Goldsmith will be delighted with this as the polling generally shows him beating Khan but not Jowell. But as Dame…

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Some fashion advice for Jeremy Corbyn

Some fashion advice for Jeremy Corbyn

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Michael Foot at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday 1981 wearing the ‘donkey jacket’ that wasn’t pic.twitter.com/aPRxo3ngoI — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 11, 2015 Mr Corbyn needs to choose his wardrobe and words very carefully If as expected Labour elect Jeremy Corbyn, his first official appearance as Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition won’t be Prime Minister’s Questions next Wednesday but a day earlier when the new Labour Leader should be attending a commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle…

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Local By-Election Preview : 2 Con, SNP, Lab and 1 Green Defences

Local By-Election Preview : 2 Con, SNP, Lab and 1 Green Defences

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Leith Walk on Edinburgh (SNP and Green defence) Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 20, Scottish National Party 18, Conservatives 11, Greens 6, Liberal Democrats 3 (No Overall Control, Labour short by 10) Result of ward at last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,674 , 937 (33%) Scottish National Party 1,735, 502 (29%) Green Party 1,593 (20%) Conservatives 637 (8%) Liberal Democrats 400 (5%) Independents 109, 91 (3%) Trade Unionist and Socialist 109 (1%) Liberal Party 69…

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