10 Seats to Watch in the Local Elections
Harriet Williamson
Labour wipeout?
Tag: local elections
Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Harriet Williamson
A handful of oil execs in a trench coat.
Here’s How Reform Will Betray Its Voters
Steven Methven
Just you wait.
Local Election Results Reaction With Aaron + Michael
Aaron and Michael share their first thoughts on the 2025 local election results.
Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality
Phil McDuff
A Herculean effort of self-delusion.
Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform
Harriet Williamson
The tail is already wagging the dog.
Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?
Rivkah Brown
He may be fudging the facts.
Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election
Simon Childs
Congratulations!
How One Councillor’s Vote Saved Portsmouth Port From Privatisation
Aaron Bastani
Few know Syd Rapson, but he made the city millions.
How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters
Sophie K Rosa
Vote-hungry politicians proved easy pickings.
An Era-Defining Political Comeback—Aaron Bastani Meets Lutfur Rahman
In the 2022 local elections, something unprecedented happened in Tower Hamlets, a borough in East London. Not only did the constituents elect a mayor previously banned from taking part in politics, but that candiate’s party, Aspire, took the council from Labour. Aaron Bastani speaks to Lutfur Rahman, the new mayor of Tower Hamlets.
Does It Even Matter How Labour Does in the Local Elections?
Michael Chessum
Many councillors will become apologists for cuts they end up implementing.
Is There Any Point Staying in Labour?
Andrew Scattergood & Gaya Sriskanthan
Resist the siren calls of despair.
As Labour Sleeps, the Greens Are Awakening
Ell Folan
Corbyn held back the Green tide. Starmer has opened the floodgates.
Keir Starmer Is Now the Worst Person, at the Worst Moment, to Lead the Labour Party
Aaron Bastani
It almost looks like Starmer doesn't actually want to be prime minister.
After Big Losses, Labour Must Change Tack or Risk Irrelevancy
James Meadway
The Labour party must change path if it is ever to form a government again.
Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway
Ell Folan
Whatever the system, Labour needs to win more votes.
Labour Crash in 2021 Elections
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani bring analysis of initial round of results from the May 2021 elections.