Neil Kinnock was Leader of the Labour Party in the 1987 and 1992 general elections. Although he lost both (to Margaret Thatcher and John Major), he is widely credited with having rescued Labour from its 1983 disaster.
How Paddy Ashdown tried to make cross-party cooperation work during his time as Liberal Democrat leader – and the lessons for contemporary politics. … Read the full post »
The following graph shows all the leaders of the Labour Party who have been in post when the party has been in opposition at the time of at least one round of annual council elections. … Read the full post »
Chris Radley, former cartoonist for the Social Democrat (the SDP’s weekly newspaper), was interviewed in 2003 about his work. … Read the full post »
What Nick Clegg’s strategy advisor Ryan Coetzee got right about the 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
Welcome to the 65th edition of Liberal Democrat Newswire, which takes a first look at the key issues the Liberal Democrats need to get right after the general election calamity. … Read the full post »
Usually an author doesn’t take it well if a book reviewer recommends tearing up their book and scattering the pages around randomly. But I hope Tim Bale, author of Five Year Mission: The Labour Party under Ed Miliband, will forgive me, for… … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #35 looks at how the Liberal Democrats did in the May 2013 local elections. … Read the full post »
Some opposition leaders have the natural gift of looking Prime Ministerial even if they have never previously held the lowliest of ministerial ranks for the briefest sliver of time. … Read the full post »
Anyone, especially a senior politician, speaking at a party conference is used to being torn between the pull of two different audiences. … Read the full post »
‘Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition’ is the full title for the largest non-government party in Parliament. … Read the full post »