The story of Ed Miliband's attempt to put Labour back into power after just five years in opposition: the challenges he has faced, the difficulties - and the colleagues - he has had to deal with, some of the mistakes he has made, and the successes he has occasionally enjoyed along the way.

• Introduction


• 1: Kid Brother: Spring - Autumn, 2010


• 2: No Honeymoon: Autumn 2010 - Spring 2011


• 3: Predators: Spring - Autumn 2011


• 4: Omnishambles: Autumn 2011 to Spring 2012


• 5: One Nation: Spring - Autumn 2012


• 6: Benefits of the Doubt: Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013


• 7: Warming Up: Spring - Autumn 2013


• 8: Final Bend: Autumn 2013 - Spring 2014


• 9: Home Straight: Spring - Autumn 2014


• 10: Conclusion: Mission Accomplished?

Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, having taught previously at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Sussex University. He has published widely on party politics, particularly in Britain and Europe, including The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron, which won the WJM McKenzie Prize for the Best Book Published in 2010, and he has written for the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Observer and the Telegraph, as well as contributing to television and radio shows both in the UK and overseas.