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By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 11 Sep 201526 Jun 2020

One Down 2 to go

So today Sadiq Khan was selected as the Labour candidate for one of the most powerful jobs in Politics – Mayor of London. Once again the ‘polls’ got it wrong … Continue reading One Down 2 to go

Categories: Labour, PoliticalTags: london mayor, sadiq khan
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 25 Aug 201525 Aug 2015

Quick Dip Back Inside the Bubble

I know Westminster is often described as a political bubble and therefore anything that is said inside is somehow not worth the same as a ‘real discussion’ on the doorstep! … Continue reading Quick Dip Back Inside the Bubble

Categories: jeremy corbyn, LabourTags: Labour leadership, Westminster
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 1 Jul 2015

I’m One of those Annoying Floating Voters

 Over the years campiagning on the doorstep I was always struck how many people were genuinely floating voters and ‘undecideds’. As we saw in the 2015 General Election people were … Continue reading I’m One of those Annoying Floating Voters

Categories: andy burnham, jeremy corbyn, Labour, liz kendall, yvette cooper
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 26 May 201526 May 2015
Categories: andy burnham, Labour, liz kendall, mary creagh, yvette cooper
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 26 May 201526 May 2015

Leadership Election Veteran – So Seeking YOUR vote..

Until I sat down to write this I hadn’t realised how many Labour Party leadership elections I had been through. Like a lot of things in life I still regard … Continue reading Leadership Election Veteran – So Seeking YOUR vote..

Categories: Government, Labour, Political
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 24 May 201524 May 2015

Parliament Returns – but not for All

In a social media age my timeline this week was filled with new MPs ‘selfie’ photos of them swearing into the new Parliament. Clearly they were ‘official’ selfies from some … Continue reading Parliament Returns – but not for All

Categories: Government, Labour, Political
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 20 May 201520 May 2015

It’s all about the narrative

I have posted on a regular basis my observations about political discourse and the book Don’t Think of an Elephant. Having just read another round of articles in the press … Continue reading It’s all about the narrative

Categories: Government, Labour, Political
By Andy Reed OBE Posted on 17 May 201526 Jun 2020

We have given up the economic arguments

William Keegan in the Guardian sets it out here. In this helpful article William Keegan finally sets to bed a number of the myths about the spending/overspending debate – the … Continue reading We have given up the economic arguments

Categories: Labour, Political

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