I’m an odd sort of politico at times. Like all other political obsessives, I have my passions, my causes and my beliefs. I have a vision for what I want from the Labour Party and the next Labour Government. But within that vision, are layers of possibilities. An understanding that my utopia will not be the same as my neighbours (especially as we’re both quite loud, and have very, very different taste in music). I understand the bargaining that an appeal [...]
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New Labour Lords Front Bench revealed
* indicates shadow cabinet memberDepartment Spokespersons WhipOpposition Leader Jan Royall * -Opposition Deputy Leader Philip Hunt -Opposition Chief Whip Steve Bassam * -Deputy Chief Whip (Organisation) Denis Tunnicliffe -Deputy Chief...
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Hat-tip – Paul Waugh for this example of that fabled Tory media management…
Shadow cabinet reshuffle liveblog
22.31 – A couple of shadow ministerial changes (not cabinet) to tell you about. In addition to Tom Harris going to DEFRA, Catherine McKinnell will be joining the Treasury team (replacing Owen Smith) and Lisa Nandy joins the Education team. If there...
- Ed Miliband statement on shadow cabinet reshuffle
- What do these results mean for Labour in London?
- Boris Johnson says the BBC is biased – but previously admitted he rarely watches it
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Missing People missing from the Queen’s Speech
One of the many surprises caused by its absence from the Queen’s Speech was any mention of the long-sought legislation on addressing the impact a missing loved one can have on families. Every year around 216,000 people go missing and around...
PMQs verdict: The balance of power has shifted
Something has happened in the last few weeks. Perhaps it’s the return to recession, the revelations that drip out of the Leveson enquiry or the drubbing of the government parties in the local elections. Whatever it is, it has shifted the balance...
The Tories need a new Darling
It’s becoming more obvious now. The wayward curls, the sagging jowls, the general air of world-weariness and dogged determination. Just as animals and their owners grow to resemble each other, so George Osborne is slowly morphing into the man he most...
- A small but significant reshuffle
- Slashing employee rights is no substitute for a proper growth strategy
- Equalities can’t be an afterthought when spending decisions are made
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Jack Straw on his time gossiping on trains with Rebekah Brooks
Lib Dem Lords clash over Lords reform
Whatever you say today Ed – it can’t be worse than this
Today Ed Miliband is speaking to the Royal College of Nursing. But whatever he says today, it can’t be worse – or more untrue – than Cameron’s “classic” speech to the...
- Ed Miliband’s Speech at Progress Conference
- Former First Sea Lord on government’s fighter plane “shambles”
- Miliband’s Queen’s Speech response – government’s priorities are a “mystery”
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