Enough has been written by more experienced observers than me to make it worthwhile to rehash the arguments already made about this year’s local election results. It is clear that the overall headline ...

I’ve been reflecting on the events of 7 th May, the election cycle that dominated the entire country, especially Scotland. UK-wide, the political landscape is widely acknowledged to have changed ...

The Liberal Democrats have a growing urban problem and pretending otherwise will only make it worse. Last week’s local election results exposed something many campaigners in cities have felt for some ...

Although the party consolidated our voter base in areas such as Surrey, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire at the local elections, something which stuck out to me was the way that despite the best ...

I’ve heard the calls a few times now, “if only we’d fought Gorton and Denton”, or “the local party got screwed over by HQ”, but as someone who was there coordinating the local party’s activity in the ...

These local elections were successful for many, and yes, we should be celebrating. But as someone who fought in Central London — a Zone 1 ward, as central as it gets — I can’t honestly say I feel ...

Political leadership is about changing the public agenda. Keir Starmer has failed to sway public opinion on major issues. Nigel Farage has been a much more effective political leader, albeit for a ...

On the 7th May, while we made some good gains in Scotland, and held strong in some areas in England, there are many who have left these elections feeling dissatisfied with their current results. While ...

We are now a day away from the Birmingham City elections, which promises to be a momentous appraisal of the last four years of Labour rule in the second city. The party are set to lose not just their ...

As Shaun Ennis wrote about his frustration about the lack of progress in the North of England by our party, he should be lucky that he isn't living in Wales. As a party and a movement that was once ...

We are all still mourning the loss of Jim Wallace earlier this year. Alex Cole-Hamilton dedicated his acceptance speech when ...

Josh Simons resigned his Makerfield seat this week. Andy Burnham confirmed within hours he would seek the NEC's permission to stand, and the NEC has now cleared him to do so. A constituency most peopl ...