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local elections 2011 Articles

Winning nationwide

Last week in the Progress office I was given the task of compiling the names of the leaders of Labour groups on local councils. This served as a depressing reminder of just how few Labour councillors there are, particularly in the south. Too often the council...
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How the East was lost … and how to win again

There were two tests for Labour in the East at this year’s local elections:
– Would we win control of more councils?
– Would ‘red shoots’ emerge by winning seats on councils we could not expect to control?

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It’s the economy and Blue Labour, stupid

If you wanted a good post-election review and change of gear back down after months of campaigning into a conversation about the medium and longer term challenges for Labour, then the Progress conference on Saturday didn’t disappoint.

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Ed Miliband’s challenge

This month’s election shows Labour making progress. But its support base remains too narrow Before entering Downing Street, David Cameron was widely reported as having forecast that within a year he would be leading the most unpopular government in living memory. This...
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