Sunder Katwala
Sunder is the general secretary of the Fabian Society, the world's oldest think tank; he blogs at Next Left and Liberal Conspiracy.
Labour members fall out of love with Blair
One possible theory about the swing from David to Ed Miliband, reported in YouGov’s latest poll, is that the interventions […]
Knife-edge election is uncharted territory
Every leadership election since voting was extended beyond MPs has turned into something of a procession. With the the excpetion of 2007 when Gordon Brown who took an uncontested coronation. Labour has never had such closely contested leadership election.
So, who might persuade you how to cast your vote?
While the leadership campaign has not been covered in great detail in the media, several newspapers are likely to offer a verdict on the campaign as the voting papers go out. Here are a few to watch.
The “equality landmine” that the Coalition is supposed to back
The Conservative right is becoming increasingly exercised about what they are calling the “landmine” of the government’s equality legislation.
CLP nominations reinforce MPs’ endorsements
CLP nominations reinforce MPs' endorsements. In nominating constituencies there was a 73% chance of supporting the same candidate as their MP.
The mystery of the missing manifesto commitments
David Cameron has recently projected a series of high profile policy pledges to key progressive constituencies. They haven't made it into the today's manifesto.