by Dan Hodges / 08 May 2013
Even for some in Labour, the former PM has changed from being a distant, mythical figure to one of unique leadership
by Dan Hodges / 18 Mar 2013
As Labour takes its first tentative steps into policy proposals, where is the wider strategy to underpin them?
by Dan Hodges / 19 Feb 2013
It’s 2015, and David and Nick’s love-in has ended in divorce. The nation took One Nation to its heart, and Labour has won the election. What will ‘Red Ed’ Miliband do in his first days in office? Dan Hodges investigates
by Dan Hodges / 17 Jan 2013
What’s in a name? Or to be more precise, what’s in a slogan? Forget the manifesto: the right lines will win you the election
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by Dan Hodges / 26 Nov 2012
Veteran conspirator Dan Hodges reveals his modus operandi for undermining a No 10 incumbent. He also explains where current Tory plotters are going wrong
by Dan Hodges / 02 Nov 2012
Is Ed Miliband finally inking in firm pledges for the future of his party and the country? Or is it yet another false start?
by Dan Hodges / 28 Sep 2012
Ed Miliband needs to lead for Labour, not tell tales against the Tories, if he wants to be Mr 2015
by Dan Hodges / 03 Jul 2012
Picture it: the sunny Tuscan hills, a bottle of Chianti, Ed Miliband, Vince Cable, Chuka Umunna, David Laws… It could so happen
by Dan Hodges / 01 May 2012
Now is surely the time for a strong Labour offensive, but is the parliamentary party up for it? It seems that it’s down to the new faces to pick up the baton
by Dan Hodges / 01 Mar 2012
Ed Miliband is facing possible fracture of the Labour movement
by Dan Hodges / 07 May 2013
Dan Hodges enters the addictive world of spin doctors, and discovers a brutal whirlwind of secrets, lies, and a whole lot of exhilaration
by Dan Hodges / 22 Feb 2013
This year, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will have learnt the lessons from 2012’s disastrous budget… won’t he?
by Dan Hodges / 28 Jan 2013
First there’s denial, then knee-jerk reaction, inaction and finally, meltdown. Dan Hodges dissects the terrifying onset of a great political panic
by Dan Hodges / 10 Dec 2012
Ed Miliband strengthened his position in 2012. He now needs to work out how to become the alternative PM
by Dan Hodges / 26 Nov 2012
If Cameron has been hasty by cheering the economy, Labour has hardly seized the opportunity to launch its own Plan A
by Dan Hodges / 05 Oct 2012
Dan Hodges takes a ringside seat as chancellor George Osborne and shadow chancellor Ed Balls square up for the pre-election bouts. And it’s gloves off
by Dan Hodges / 02 Aug 2012
The Labour leader has uncovered another heartfelt moral issue. But this approach has its strengths and weaknesses
by Dan Hodges / 29 May 2012
Miliband is jubilant after the May elections, but Labour still has a way to go to win the nation’s heart and convince them Ed is the answer
by Dan Hodges / 29 Mar 2012
Will May be the month when it all goes badly wrong for the Labour Party? Whatever happens, Ed must avoid ‘Australia Syndrome’
by Dan Hodges / 13 Feb 2012
A free press is a sacred right. Dan Hodges wants to know why we aren't more concerned about the arrest of five members of that supposedly free press here in the UK
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