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Alex Smith

Alex Smith

Alex is currently on sabbatical from LabourList, and is working as Director of Online Communications and Campaigns for Ed Miliband's campaign for the Labour leadership.

Alex Smith is editor of LabourList and a former council candidate for Labour for St George's ward in Islington.

He spent 2007-2008 in the United States, working in New York and volunteering on the Obama campaign in Brooklyn. He later devised and directed the independent, grassroots organisation Drive for Obama.

Alex has written on British and American politics for Progress, Compass, The Fabians and Total Politics magazine as well as for Progressive London, the Government Gazette and House Magazine on policy and web campaigning.

He has spoken at events for organisations including Progressive London, Compass, Progress, Republic, The Fabians and the BBC College of Journalism.

Alex is a co-founder of the Latimer Project and a governor at Holloway School.

Posted on Jan 01, 1970 at 01:00am


Alex Smith's latest posts

Taking a couple of months out from LabourList

12:16 am, Fri 23rd Jul 2010
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Yesterday, I spoke at my CLP meeting in support of nominating Ed Miliband for the Labour leadership. I hadn't really intended to, but by the...
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Labour's alternative to the 'Big Society' should be a 'Big Economy'

9:05 am, Thu 22nd Jul 2010
Labour's alternative to the 'Big Society' should be a 'Big Economy' By Ben Fox Well, you can’t knock a man for trying. In the inquest into how they won just 36% (only 4% more than in 2005), numerous Tories blamed the...
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We need your help to stay online

11:19 am, Mon 19th Jul 2010
We need your help to stay online By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Today, LabourList reaches another landmark: our 400th daily email. It's a haul we're immensely proud of. LabourList has come a long way since we first...
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Mandelson: On leadership

9:26 am, Sun 18th Jul 2010
Mandelson: On leadership By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On Friday morning, I was at a breakfast with Peter Mandelson and about 15 bloggers (no women, incidentally - not one). The breakfast was, of...
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There are alternatives

8:44 am, Sun 18th Jul 2010
There are alternatives By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 One of Labour's great new MPs has shown some good leadership on the economy, and written an open letter to George Osborne outlining some potential...
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A Day in the race - July 17th

9:25 pm, Sat 17th Jul 2010
A Day in the race - July 17th By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Candidates were at Unite hustings in London this morning, and then (except Ed Balls) at the Labour Friends of Searchlight event, which focussed on improving...
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Latest Labour leadership odds

7:25 pm, Sat 17th Jul 2010
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Ed Miliband is "the candidate with the most momentum in the race" for the Labour leadership, according to Ladbrokes. Ed M has had his odds...
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Organising to win -- Jon Cruddas full speech

11:23 am, Sat 17th Jul 2010
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As I reported earlier, Jon Cruddas is signalling today that he will stand for the position of Chair of the Labour Party in a speech...
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Cruddas to run for Labour Party Chair

9:56 am, Sat 17th Jul 2010
Cruddas to run for Labour Party Chair By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 At the Organising to Win conference in London today, Jon Cruddas will announce that he is due to stand to be Chair of the Labour...
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Wanted: A PM with a more nuanced view

10:08 am, Thu 15th Jul 2010
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 "Raoul Moat was a callous murderer. Full stop, end of story." So said David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions yesterday. Looking at the brutal nature...
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