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One week left - come what may, how Labour Remainers go forward

on June 15, 2016

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Four months to fight - Labour must square its EU tone

on February 21, 2016

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Why the 2% defence pledge could be even smarter than it seems

on May 31, 2015

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Taking stock: moving forward from Thursday

on May 09, 2015

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Why Britain needs a Labour government tomorrow

on May 05, 2015

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Why Simon Danczuk is wrong about Ed Miliband's Labour

on March 24, 2015

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Hard choices: who could Labour work with in a hung parliament?

on March 16, 2015

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Nine big questions about the 2015 leaders' debates

on January 15, 2015

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2014 Year in Review Part 1 - At Home

on December 26, 2014

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Unless something moves in the next six months, the next election may render the UK ungovernable

on November 16, 2014

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Labour won't win Clacton, but it still needs to throw the kitchen sink at it

on August 31, 2014

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Yes, we need a serious discussion about the NHS. But charges are not the answer

on June 14, 2014

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Thanks to an unholy alliance of left and right, Britain retreated from its role as a world leader this week

on August 31, 2013

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What Eastleigh means

on March 02, 2013

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Elliot Bidgood: Hackney, London, United Kingdom; Currently a research and comms consultant with a consultancy for not-for-profits, in addition to freelance work (though I blog here strictly in a personal capacity - all views are my own). Active Labour Party member since 2007 and now belong to Hackney North & Stoke Newington CLP. Social democrat, Fabians & previously a research volunteer for the Labour Finance & Industry Group. Research interests include civil society, health, localism, business, US politics, the EU and political reform. Americaphile and borderline Twitter addict

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