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The Battle for Makerfield & the Future
Summary and analysis of the Makerfield by-election and Andy Burnham's explicit leadership bid and challenge to change the neoliberal order, which has gone unchallenged since at least 1983
Lucy Lydekker
9 hours ago7 min read
London 2026: Bleak future for the major parties
The 2026 London local elections was a mixed bag for the major parties. I have five boroughs in London, the results of which give us some ideas on where the major parties stand, that being the Labour party, the Conservative party, and the Liberal Democrats, and what their future may be like in a world increasingly dominated by the Greens and Reform. Red voting Redbridge Here, the Labour party maintained control of the council with 43 out of 63 seats. This was down 15 from the
Lucy Lydekker
Jun 35 min read


Why the 2026 London results are a lens into the future of British politics
Why the 2026 London results are a lens into the future of British politics
Lucy Lydekker
Jun 33 min read


London local elections: Farage's plan to divide the city
Local elections are taking place in London on 7 May and are expected to see massive gains for Reform and the Greens. Meanwhile, Farage wants the outer boroughs Bromley, Havering, and Barking to secede from Greater London.
Lucy Lydekker
May 65 min read


The unbelievable survival of the SNP (2026 Holyrood elections)
The latest YouGov MRP model is suggesting that the Scottish National Party (SNP) could win an overall majority in the upcoming May 2026 parliamentary elections in Scotland. This is a historic turnaround for a party which seemed to have collapsed after a hefty defeat at the 2024 general election and scandals in 2023.
Lucy Lydekker
Apr 236 min read


What happened to Your Party?
2026 UK Elections: The Muted Threat of Your Party Corbyn’s seeming reluctance to found his own political party last September — having to be persuaded by former Labour MP Zarah Sultana — may be seeping into Your Party’s campaign ahead of the upcoming May 2026 UK elections. The party has endured a difficult first half-year: internal policy and leadership disputes, boycotted conferences, multiple MPs defecting, and a rival socialist party in the Greens surging in the polls. The
Lucy Lydekker
Apr 53 min read
Trans rights under Labour
Labour's landslide victory poses key questions for where the party will go on trans rights now in government.
Lucy Lydekker
Oct 13, 202423 min read


Game plan 2029: ReformUK's path to victory
ReformUK has many pathways ahead: suffer the fate of France's National Rally, Germany's AfD, or totally replace the Conservative party.
Lucy Lydekker
Oct 1, 20245 min read
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