Labour won the 19 October by-elections in Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire, with significant swings. Good! The central issue for the working-class is getting the Tories out of government and replacing them with a government that may be open to organised working class pressure. Despite the Labour leaders’ hullaballoo about “changing landscapes” and “game-changing” moments, the result shows a big antipathy to the Tories but no positive embrace for Labour.
Voters in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire have just given a resounding answer to the question obsessing Westminster watchers all year: "Does the run.
Adam Boulton asks if the next election is more likely to be a re-enactment of John Major s surprise victory over Neil Kinnock, or the wipe-out the Conservatives suffered at the hands of Tony Blair.