Post Tagged with: "Labour"

  • Elections 2012: Will the negative campaigning never end?

    Well, it will end on Thursday I suppose, but it feels never ending. However, it’s not that long ago that Ken Livingstone was making an appeal to keep the election out of the gutter. As it becomes clearer that no one is particularly enthusiastic about Labour’s candidate the campaign is […]

     
  • Meet Andrew Dismore (Labour candidate for Barnet and Camden)

    Andrew Dismore is the Labour candidate for the Barnet and Camden constituency seat. As one of our “ones to watch” we wanted to ask Andrew a few questions to help voters decide if he is the candidate for them!   Q: Barnet Council seems to be on a mission to close […]

     
  • Labour defends its party political broadcast

    The Evening Standard and various right-wing blogs have attacked Labour for their party political broadcast claiming that the ‘ordinary Londoners’ were in fact paid actors. Labour’s team have come back with this strong video proving that, as you would expect, they used Labour supporters who lived in London and who […]

     
  • Labour launches London broadcast

    Labour launches London broadcast, see what you think; Now this is more like it. Distinctly London, distinctly real and with a strong underlying theme that suggests that Londoners aren’t just better off with Labour, but are naturally Labour supporters. The switcheroo at the beginning changing from a “boring” talking head by […]

     
  • Video: Eddie Izzard on Ken’s Fare Deal

    Long term Labour supporter Eddie Izzard explains why he thinks you should be backing Livingstone at this election. Focusing on fares, again, it’s certainly Labour’s strongest theme for the election and they’d do well to keep at it. The fly on the wall filming style works rather well here, I […]

     
  • Livingstone’s new campaign video

    Ken Livingstone’s team have put out a new video promoting the Labour ticket. I don’t know what you think but Ken seems bizarrely down beat and depressed for a video that’s meant to be energizing us to vote for an alternative.

     
  • Vacancies: Political Adviser to Tower Hamlets Labour Group

    Salary: £31,152 – £33,306 Job Details: The majority Labour Group on Tower Hamlets Council is seeking to appoint a Political Adviser. Following the election in May 2010, the Labour Group holds 32 of 51 seats on the Council and forms the main opposition to the independent Elected Mayor. Tower Hamlets […]

     
  • Video: Labour’s Fare Deal explained

    Labour have brought out a rather well done video explaining their Fare Deal policy. MP Stephen Pound narrates seemingly on the basis that his name is pound, ho ho, but he makes a goo fist of it none the less. Leaving aside the muzak and clip art noises of oh’s […]

     
  • Campaign Organiser and Agent: Hammersmith Labour Party

    Job Title: Campaign Organiser and Agent Working For: Hammersmith Labour Party Salary: £23,000 pro-rata for four days a week, 12 months renewable Job Details: The Organiser is responsible for organising campaigns for Hammersmith Labour Party, reporting directly to the HLP Chair. She or he will work with party officers and elected representatives […]

     
  • Assembly Budget: first real salvo of election campaign

    On Thursday the first meaningful salvo of the 2012 Assembly elections took place as the parties put forward their proposals for the Mayor’s budget. The Conservatives had already announced that they were proposing a tax cut (£3.10/year) and there were no significant surprises there. What the budget showed is that […]