Phil Woolas Articles

Lewis Baston gives his rundown of this by-election seat, noting that Debbie Abrahams is likely to win, but that this is ‘not natural Labour territory’ and that there is a strong, historical Liberal tradition going back decades…

How to engage with a diverse electorate is a perennial political question. The events surrounding Phil Woolas’ controversial victory in this year’s general election have only served to reignite debate about this topic.

A packed room greeted the speakers coming to the event ‘Where is the labour in Labour?’ event held by Progress and Unions21. With standing room only, Michael Leahy of Community the union, Cathy Warwick of the Royal College of Midwives, Phil Woolas MP and Nita Clarke of the IPA addressed the room.