Articles tagged Top 100 People on the Left:
The Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left 2017
- 25 Sep 2017
This is the tenth year in a row that I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most Influential People on the Left. Back in 2008, Gordon Brown topped the list, but of the other 99 people included, 84 of them do not figure on the 2017 list. This year’s panel w...
The Top 100 People on the Left List 2016
- 24 Sep 2016
Iain Dale and his panel of experts choose their Top 100 Most Influential People On The Left list – and after a remarkable year for Labour, there have been some dramatic changes. Each year for the last ten years I have convened a panel to compile a list of the Top 100 Most I...
The Top 100 People on the Left 2015
- 29 Sep 2015
(NEW) Jeremy Corbyn Leader of the Labour Party There is no doubt that Jeremy Corbyn’s election to Labour’s leadership has changed the political weather. He’s galvanised the Labour left in a way no one has since Tony Benn or Ken Livingstone. But can he stick to his pr...
Top 100 People on the Left 2014
- 28 Sep 2014
As our distinguished panel of politicians and pundits met to consider this year’s Top 100 People on the Left list, it was mainly concerned with the top ten positions. Would Ed hold onto top spot, or could he be usurped by, well, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for that part...
Top 100 People on the Left 2013
- 28 Sep 2013
Labour may be beginning to flat-line in the polls, but there is no shortage of new names and rising stars to inject what seems to be currently missing in from Labour’s front-bench. So food for thought here for Ed Miliband, who topped the poll, despite his poor personal poll ra...
Top 100 People on the Left 2012
- 23 Sep 2012
By Iain Dale & Brian Brivati Cometh the Labour Party Conference, cometh the new Guru. Aside from watching continuous reruns of Bill Clinton’s miraculous speech/sermon/lecture nominating Obama, the top two Ed’s in our list (Miliband and Balls) are still searching for the...
The Top 100 People on the Left 2011
- 27 Sep 2011
Many he might turn to for advice are leaving the stage. The old guard gradually gives up. One by one they slip, after the temporary spotlight of memoir publishing, into respected backbench obscurity. Jack Straw and Alan Johnson both move out of the top 100. Alistair Darling cl...
Top 100 People on the Left 2010
- 25 Sep 2010
Ed Miliband won the leadership campaign. He has transformed his personal position in the party, altered the political dynamic of the internal party debate and his blessing is now necessary for the shape of the party to come. He largely won the argument on the election and on t...
Top 100 People on the Left 2009
- 25 Sep 2009
1. (+80) PETER MANDELSON First Secretary of State, Lord President of the Council and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills When he returned to the Cabinet in October 2008 he also returned to the heart of the government, after the reshuffle in June 2...
Top 100 People on the Left 2008
- 26 Sep 2008
The top lefties list this year delivers a simple message: success is more stable than failure. The top 100 Lefties sees a significant set of changes from last year, including 43 new entries in the top 100 and 4 new entries in the top ten, to be revealed on Wednesday. The bott...