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I care!
A leader that gives every sign he thinks that rules are for suckers is the last thing this country needs. Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Whoah! Hold your horses!
Keir Starmer will not be the leader of the Labour Party at the next election! That question seems to be settled. I’m not sure anything else is sorted, nor should it be. Why the rush into the unknown? Everyone knows that Andy Burnham wants the job. Everyone knows…
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Just to be different!
In which a succession of Labour policies generating good news stories have materialised under the radar, yet deserving of a wider airing.
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Putting Trafford Together Again: Election Insights
On Labour’s opportunities to restore its relationship with the public in Trafford, but only if its prepared to put in the work and to demand the engagement of its lead members.
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One week to go
In which I take stock of the election in Trafford where, despite forecasts of a bloodbath, continuity seems to be the prevailing mood and only one party has issued a manifesto.
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May 2026 Local Elections: Predictions for Trafford
Against a backdrop of a forecasted bloodbath for Labour, can they emerge bruised, but afloat? And where will it leave the Tories?