Actual 2018 election result aggregate gives Labour 8.5-point lead over Tories
It’s often said that the only polls that count are those at the actual ballot box. Polling this year has reflected a range of relative positions between Labour and the […]
Tag Archives: local government
Wirral council leader accused of “choreographed political attack” to step down
Wirral council leader Phil Davies has been in and around controversy in the Merseyside borough recently. A council employee close to Davies was revealed as the ‘author’ of a resignation […]
Ealing council leader censured by Labour campaign body for by-election call
Ealing council leader Julian Bell has long faced unrest from many of his councillors, narrowly defeating a leadership challenge in May over his housing arrangements. Arrangements for the selection of […]
Labour’s response to May’s ‘end’ to austerity: a brutal con
Labour has responded to Theresa May’s conference claim that she is going to bring an end to austerity, with a withering retort from straight-talking MP and party chair Ian Lavery. […]
Mersey Fire Authority accused of ‘revenge for climbdown’ – moves to disband crews
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and activists on Merseyside have been celebrating victory in their campaign to prevent the acceleration of a plan to make drastic cuts to fire cover […]
Leaked transcript: London Labour region fully aware early of huge Enfield ‘rigging’ issues
The SKWAWKBOX has covered at considerable length the battle in the London borough of Enfield between a broad coalition of Labour members and officials from all wings of the party […]
Chaos in Sandwell as Labour right call ‘unconstitutional’ meeting – and immediately cancel
Right-wing Labour figures in the West Midlands borough of Sandwell – the heartland of the Labour right – have been under increasing pressure in recent months. One key figure after […]
‘Shock’ result in Curborough by-election as Labour wins big in Tory heartland
Labour took a seat in the epitome of a Tory heartland on Thursday evening, in a council by-election win that was treated as a ‘shock’ by election pundits – but […]
Leaked email: MP employees ‘liberated’ Labour materials, withheld info from elected official
The city of Southampton is divided into two constituencies – Test and Itchen – but governed by a single Labour body, Southampton Labour. Only one of the constituencies, Southampton Test, […]
Centrist ex-MP turned Torygraph columnist’s massive Freudian slip speaks volumes?
Tom Harris is a former Labour MP who now writes for the Tory Daily Telegraph, having replaced hapless Tory Dan Hodges when Hodges moved to the Daily Mail – and an ardent […]