British local elections: important lessons for the left Elections are simply a snapshot of the mood at any particular moment in time, but they can reveal a lot about the real underlying processes taking place in society. That was the case with the May local elections, which marked the first anniversary in power of the Coalition government and from which we can draw important lessons.
British local elections: coalition blues As the election results come in (with the AV vote expected tonight) we take a quick look at what they all mean. We will return to these questions shortly with a more detailed analysis.
Britain: Labour and the cuts Saturday 26th March 2011 marked a watershed point for the modern Labour Party. The Trade Union Congress had called for workers, students, pensioners and all those affected by the coalition cuts to converge on the capital. The question was: would Labour show up to the party too?
