Keith Dibble Articles

One of the themes of this Saturday’s Third Place First conference will be about fighting every seat in every ward on every council. This is important because Labour in local government can and does make a difference even when we are in opposition I would like to tell...

Third Place First was founded in the 1990s to encourage more campaigning in areas where we were not the holder or runner-up in the local parliamentary seat. Seats were sometimes winnable from third place or lower. Ultimately the aspiration of Third Place First is for...

A foothold for Labour We targeted four wards and set a target of 12 councillors. One leading member of the shadow cabinet who visited Aldershot and Farnborough said this was wildly optimistic. It was optimistic and yet we came within five votes of becoming a group of...

As the Third Place First campaign sets up a branch in the northwest of England tomorrow night in Macclesfield - all party members welcome - Peter Wheeler explains why there should be no 'no-go' areas for Labour and how party members are making that happen. Over the...