Article: Labour

Article: Short, sharp shock to Labour
The Press;  February 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Labour has no answers to National's assault on its treatment of...sent National into hyperspace at 45 per cent, ahead of Labour for the first time in almost four years, must have delivered...s not what has catapulted National into the lead. What Labour is only just getting its head around, despite voters ...

Article: Voters in west deserting Labour
Scotland on Sunday;  December 6, 1998 ;     700+ words ...LABOUR has suffered a huge collapse in the party's vote in the west of Scotland, according...Professor John Curtice of Strathclyde University, concludes that in the 17 fought by both Labour and the SNP this time and in the 1995 elections the swing from Labour to the Nationalists was 20%. Across the whole of ...

Article: Labour's panic attack
The Press;  September 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Labour's cynical attacks on National over election spending smack...of using parliamentary funding for electioneering. And Labour is seeking to muddy the waters by relitigating Exclusive...their way into National's coffers. In reality, all that Labour has so far achieved is to confirm how deeply rattled ...

Article: Love Labour, love it not ... the things still wrong with the party that wants to defeat Margaret Thatcher. (editorial)
The Economist (US);  July 15, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Love Labour, love it not... The things still wrong...attract less support than the Greens. The Labour party, by contrast, has had a splendid...has returned to two-party politics, and Labour is the party that Britons love best. It...

Article: Labour will need new set of tricks to woo the undecided Scotsman ICM Poll
The Scotsman;  March 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ...LABOUR delegates will gather for their Scottish conference tomorrow...significantly between now and 6 May. Over the past fortnight, Labour's share of the constituency vote has risen three points...regional contest its vote is up four points. As a result, Labour is ten points ahead of the SNP in the ...

Article: Business backers deserting Labour
The Scotsman;  March 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ...LABOUR'S campaign for the Scottish elections suffered a significant...economy. He has been joined by several others who signed a Labour- instigated advertisement in 1999 warning of the dangers...nationalism but who have now made it clear that they believe the Labour Party has not done enough for business in ...

Article: Labour too can answer the call of the quango
The Independent - London;  September 17, 1995 ;     648 words ...LABOUR may soon start drawing up its own list of the Good and the Great - people it will consider for...new establishment. She has proposed a central data bank with details of thousands of potential Labour nominees. Questionnaires would be sent out via Labour party constituen-cies and the informal networks ...

Article: Tory lead cut as Labour faithful return to the fold
The Independent - London;  December 2, 2008 ;     522 words ...Labour has narrowed the Conservative Party's poll lead to just...tax on incomes over 150,000, have proved popular among Labour's core voters. The survey, taken between Friday and Sunday...Tories on 37 per cent (down two points on last month), Labour on 36 per cent (up five points), the Liberal Democrats...

Article: Labour, Nats and the big issues
The Press;  July 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Labour will press its record in standing up to the United States over Iraq and to Israel...estimated $2 billion price tag? How National sells this policy will be crucial, as will Labour's success in attacking it. * * * Education has gone from the jewel in Labour's crown to its Achilles' heel in just three ...

Article: Attack on Brash a boost for Labour
The Press;  July 30, 2005 ;     672 words ...Labour is playing down a dramatic reversal in its slide in the...National leader Don Brash appear to be paying off. Privately, Labour is jubilant over a double win in polls published yesterday...NBR) and the New Zealand Herald. In a sudden turnaround, Labour soared by 7.7 percentage points in a Herald ...

Article: Labour fearing the worst as town hall battles loom.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  April 13, 1999 ;     485 words ...Labour yesterday launched its mid-term election campaign with...spearheading the drive to get voters out on May 6 with several Labour-controlled authorities in the region under threat. Party...the last comparable set of local elections in 1995 gave Labour such large gains its support is bound to fall ...

Article: Sleaze big threat to Labour in council elections
Scotland on Sunday;  January 10, 1999 ;     435 words ...LABOUR could be facing serious local council losses in the West...end the public squabbling and allegations of sleaze. Even Labour's vice-like grip on South Lanarkshire could be at risk...the Tories were left without control of a single council. Labour in contrast put in one of its best local election ...

Article: Future bright for buoyant Labour ANALYSIS If the Scottish elections were tomorrow, Labour could be only four seats from a majority a the SNP faces a loyalty fight
The Scotsman;  November 25, 1998 ;     700+ words ...LABOUR'S prospects for next May's elections to the Scottish parliament...of 11. Meanwhile, there could be a significant swing to Labour in the North East Scotland European by-election tomorrow...Scottish National Party. Yet, there is little evidence that Labour's recent attacks on the Nationalists or ...

Article: Labour admits sleaze inquiry faces collapse
The Scotsman;  March 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ...LABOUR'S campaign to root out sleaze was thrown into confusion...readmitted. In a letter to a solicitor acting for Mr Mutter, Labour's national constitutional officer, Mike Penn, states that...charges against him. The development was another blow to Labour's efforts to root out sleaze in the party. ...