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Small Charity Week: my local charities in Hackney

This week is Small Charity Week 2020, an annual campaign founded by the Foundation for Social Improvement celebrating the work of small…

Jun 15, 2020

Small Charity Week: my local charities in Hackney

Jun 15, 2020

Why I’m voting for Lisa Nandy

From today, Labour members have until April 2nd to vote in our leadership contest. I will be first preferencing Lisa Nandy to be Labour’s…

Feb 24, 2020

Why I’m voting for Lisa Nandy

Feb 24, 2020

Thoughts from Labour Live

Despite sharing some of the scepticism about Labour Live, as the debate around it mounted my curiosity had started to grow. Especially…

Jun 17, 2018

Thoughts from Labour Live

Jun 17, 2018

The NEC, Haringey and big choices for Labour’s moderates

Today Haringey council leader Claire Kober announced she will step down at the local elections in May, bringing to a close the saga of the…

Jan 31, 2018

The NEC, Haringey and big choices for Labour’s moderates

Jan 31, 2018

Confessions of a Corbynsceptic: what we got wrong (and right)

Like many who have been critical of Corbyn, the election result on Thursday has forced me to summon humility. Right up to the exit poll, I…

Jun 10, 2017

Confessions of a Corbynsceptic: what we got wrong (and right)

Jun 10, 2017

Unions must refocus on real needs and face the future — why I voted for Gerard Coyne

On Wednesday, voting comes to a close in the general secretary election for Unite, Britain’s largest trade union. As a practical matter…

Apr 15, 2017

Unions must refocus on real needs and face the future — why I voted for Gerard Coyne

Apr 15, 2017

A Labour vision for Brexit

Since the EU referendum result last June, I have sought to argue that firm acceptance of the public’s decision to leave the EU and a pivot…

Mar 12, 2017

Mar 12, 2017

Article 50: with no easy options, Corbyn is doing the right thing

Labour is starkly divided over Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to three-line whip the Article 50 vote to give the government the power to begin…

Jan 29, 2017

Jan 29, 2017

Clause One socialism: we need to remake the case for parliamentary democracy

As part of its recent campaign for Clause One Socialism, Progress has launched a ‘new year’s resolution’ to oppose the McDonnell Amendment…

Jan 8, 2017

Jan 8, 2017

Learning from France: can we make primaries work for Labour?

In France, 4 million voters have been participating in a process to select the presidential candidate for the centre-right Republicans —…

Nov 27, 2016

Nov 27, 2016

(((Elliot Bidgood)))

(((Elliot Bidgood)))

Research & comms analyst at a consultancy for not-for-profit organisations. Recovering Remainer, @UKLabour member, Unite. All views my own

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