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Is the notion that boosted turnout will turn Labour’s fortunes around simply outlandish? Richard Angell examines its chances 'We had a problem of mobilising people', said leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn – with little chance of getting on the ballot, let alone winning...

This time last year we saw the most fundamental change in the process of electoral registration with the move from household registration. This moved registration from where a head of household was responsible for registering all those eligible to vote at that...

This week the true scale of Labour’s task at the next election became clear when the Fabian Society published research showcasing which seats the party needs to win to form a majority in 2020. Even a cursory glance at this ‘target list’ makes for grim reading. Harlow,...

I am beginning to think it is time to bin my pledge card. Like John Prescott, I still have the 1997 pledge card which I handed out in thousands in our 1997 campaign. To remind you, the pledges were: We will cut class sizes to 30 or under for five, six and seven year...