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 […]
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The Brexit facts driving “people’s vote” centrists into a meltdown
Yesterday the SKWAWKBOX published an article outlining simple Brexit maths that means the opportunity of the arrogantly-titled “people’s vote” (PV) has effectively already evaporated and that the motives of those […]
Corbynism unites West Wales
By Maria Carroll Last week, guest author Maria Carroll wrote movingly about her own experiences as the daughter and mother of soldiers and the state’s abandonment of veterans to […]
Luton Momentum calls on Shuker to resign after CLP no-confidence vote
Last week, on the same night that Enfield North MP Joan Ryan lost a vote of no confidence by local members, the CLP (constituency Labour party) of Luton South’s Gavin […]
Told you so: Labour right tried to sabotage GE2017 – it’s their fault we’re suffering Tory govt
In the wake of Labour’s not-really-a-shock surge in last year’s 2017 general election, the SKWAWKBOX revealed that staff at Labour’s ‘Southside’ HQ were so confident in their predictions of electoral […]
Tory local election losses almost 3x BBC’s published number – and why
The BBC has used a graphic showing the results from last week’s local elections that depicts a Conservative party net loss of thirty-three councillors: However, other news sources quote a […]
The local election overview you won’t get from the BBC
In a 1984-like misrepresentation, the BBC – and of course the right-wing owned media and Blairite Labour back-benchers – have painted Labour’s significant gains in Thursday’s local elections as a […]
Exclusive: Labour’s 46 target marginals that will be all-women shortlists
Among the many announcements at Labour’s landmark NEC (National Executive Committee) meeting yesterday was the decision that the candidate in 46 of Labour’s key ‘marginal’ target seats at the next […]
Milton Regis: Labour finishes eating UKIP lunch in Kent
As the SKWAWKBOX reported this morning, huge gains saw Labour humiliate the Tories and UKIP by taking Margate Central from UKIP and installing a Labour councillor in Worthing for the […]
Members to control candidate selections in 80 marginals this autumn
A crucial victory was achieved by the left at the NEC meeting last week, where Tom Watson’s absence allowed decision to pass that will be welcomed by the vast majority […]